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Lymphadenitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of one or more lymph nodes in the same region and is generally caused by infectious agents in childhood. The Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV), Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Human Herpes Virus 6 (HHV-6) as well as the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis, and bacterial agents such as Group A Streptococcus, S. aureus, S. epidermidis, tuberculous and non-tuberculous mycobacteria, F. tularensis, Group B Streptococcus and Yersinia are among the factors. Non-infectious etiology of cervical adenitis less frequent but includes malignancies, collagen vascular diseases, drugs, and masses simulating adenopathy. Here, a 15-year-old male patient, who presented with a complaint of recurrent swelling in the neck with no previous known disease, is presented to draw attention to a complicated branchial cleft cyst mimicking lymphadenitis

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