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Question: Hello doctor
Our 1.5 year old baby boy has couple of lymph nodes on neck and groin area. Can it be sign of something serious
He had some stomach infection 1 week back and is on antibiotics
Baby's weight is 9.5 kg
Our 1.5 year old baby boy has couple of lymph nodes on neck and groin area. Can it be sign of something serious
He had some stomach infection 1 week back and is on antibiotics
Baby's weight is 9.5 kg
Brief Answer:
need more detailes.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
It may be due to infection or may be normal.
Please tell me about size like that of pea nut or larger.?
Is there any fever?
Painfull or not?
Duration since the lymph node palpable?.
Kindly get back to me.
Hope i helped you.
need more detailes.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the query.
It may be due to infection or may be normal.
Please tell me about size like that of pea nut or larger.?
Is there any fever?
Painfull or not?
Duration since the lymph node palpable?.
Kindly get back to me.
Hope i helped you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
Hello doctor
Size is only peanut shaped...palpable since last 2 weeks
Baby had fever 4-5 weeks back and was given antibiotic and mikacin injection
Just to highlight baby was given MMR vaccine 2 weeks back
Doesn't pain yet
Size is only peanut shaped...palpable since last 2 weeks
Baby had fever 4-5 weeks back and was given antibiotic and mikacin injection
Just to highlight baby was given MMR vaccine 2 weeks back
Doesn't pain yet
Brief Answer:
no need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the follow up.
Lymph node if it is painfull or enlarging then you need to evaluate it.
Otherwise there is no need to worry.
Lymph nodes are filled with white blood cells to fight infection if there is infection then they enlarge in size and becomes painful.
They will regress slowly after infection recovers.
So they might reduce in size after some days.
Many times they can be normally palpable( if the size is below 1 to 2 cm).
May be due to peroid of development of lymphoid system.
So i would like to suggest you to keep track of the lymph node if it becomes painful or enlarging in size, no active managment is needed at the moment.
Hope i helped you.
no need to worry.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the follow up.
Lymph node if it is painfull or enlarging then you need to evaluate it.
Otherwise there is no need to worry.
Lymph nodes are filled with white blood cells to fight infection if there is infection then they enlarge in size and becomes painful.
They will regress slowly after infection recovers.
So they might reduce in size after some days.
Many times they can be normally palpable( if the size is below 1 to 2 cm).
May be due to peroid of development of lymphoid system.
So i would like to suggest you to keep track of the lymph node if it becomes painful or enlarging in size, no active managment is needed at the moment.
Hope i helped you.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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