### Clinical bottom lines You are the speciality registrar seeing a 6-year-old girl in clinic who was referred by her general practitioner (GP) with a 4-week history of ‘persistent lymphadenopathy’.… Click to show full abstract
### Clinical bottom lines You are the speciality registrar seeing a 6-year-old girl in clinic who was referred by her general practitioner (GP) with a 4-week history of ‘persistent lymphadenopathy’. She is otherwise well with no fever, recent history of illness or infection. There is no medical history of note. There are palpable cervical lymph nodes on examination. There is no hepatosplenomegaly. The GP has also referred the patient for an urgent neck ultrasound in which the request states ‘persistent lymphadenopathy, otherwise well, exclude malignancy’. Do otherwise well, healthy children …
               
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