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Unsure of what the problem is

Unsure of what the problem is

I have had hard, slightly swollen lymph nodes in my neck, underarms and near my groin for a few months now.  in the last three months or so ive developped a persistent pain in my chest and a burning sting in the vicinity of those nodes that comes and goes without any particular cause.  also a frequent pain on the side of my abdomen in, from what i can tell, is my spleen.  I recently had a Complete Blood Count and all levels came back normal.  
no other symptoms that i can think of other than a mild dysphagia and fatigue.  
Is there any infection or condition that would present these symptoms but not show any abnormalities on the blood test?
thanks in advance
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I would have another test done.  I would also take an HIV test if I thought there might be a risk involved there.  
It could be viral--ever have Mono?

There is a list of possibilities to bring up with --with your doctor. You have done the right thing by getting the CBC, but I would get another to make sure and then move on from there.

I chose Generalized lymphadenopathy because you have swollen nodes in many places:

Lymph Node Enlargement
Causes of generalized lymphadenopathy
Editors Note:
Generalized lymphadenopathy is always a puzzling entity. The presence of fever may suggest an infectious cause or lymphoma. The presence of rash may suggest an infectious or autoimmune process. Request a full blood count to exclude hematological causes. A lymph node biopsy is needed if the picture is suggestive of lymphoma.

Essentially 5 broad etiologic categories lead to lymph node enlargement (Ghirardelli, 1999).

An immune response to infective agents (eg, bacteria, virus, fungus)
Inflammatory cells in infections involving the lymph node
Infiltration of neoplastic cells carried to the node by lymphatic or blood circulation (metastasis)
Localized neoplastic proliferation of lymphocytes or macrophages (eg, leukemia, lymphoma)
Infiltration of macrophages filled with metabolite deposits (eg, storage disorders)

Infections
Infectious mononucleosis.
Cytomegalovirus may cause a syndrome similar to infectious mononucleosis.
TB: In a child with tuberculosis, generalized lymphadenopathy may indicate hematogenous spread of tubercle bacilli.

Brucellosis may accompany chronic or intermittent lymphadenopathy.
Salmonella infection can correspond to generalized adenopathy.
Tularemia may be accompanied by regional or generalized adenopathy, most commonly cervical, with local tenderness, pain, and fever.
Bubonic plague is caused by Y pestis.
Immunologic or connective tissue disorders
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis should be considered in unexplained fever and persistent lymphadenopathy in a child.

Serum sickness can correspond with generalized tender lymphadenopathy.
Chronic graft versus host disease.
Primary disease of lymphoid or reticuloendothelial tissue
Acute leukemia
Hodgkin disease
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Lymphosarcoma
Nonendemic Burkitt tumor
Nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma
Neuroblastoma
Reticulum cell sarcoma
Malignant histocytosis or histocytic lymphoma
Thyroid carcinoma, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis
Histiocytosis X
Benign sinus histiocytosis
Angioimmunoblastic or immunoblastic lymphadenopathy
Chronic pseudolymphomatous lymphadenopathy (chronic benign lymphadenopathy)
Immunodeficiency syndromes
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Chronic granulomatous disease of childhood
Hyperimmunoglobulin E (Job) syndrome


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