B symptoms

The term B symptoms called a triad of the following symptoms

  • Unexplained fever ( > 38 ° C)
  • Massive night sweats ( wet hair, soaking nightwear )
  • Unintentional weight loss of more than ten percent of your body weight within six months

The B-symptoms may occur in inflammatory diseases such as tuberculosis, AIDS, or invasive intestinal disease caused by amoebas, but also in malignant processes (eg Hodgkin's lymphoma) and is considered a prognostically unfavorable sign. The most important means for detecting a B symptoms is an accurate history of the patient.

To concept formation

The letter " B" in the term " B-symptoms " can be explained by the two suffixes " A" or (as here) " B" of the Ann Arbor classification for malignant lymphomas. If the above mentioned symptoms are present, it is called a " B-symptoms ", lacking these, of an "A - " symptoms. In German, the term " B-symptoms " for " accompanying symptoms " are.

Medical history Ann Arbor staging
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