What Causes Body Pain, Excessive Sleeping And Swollen Neck Lymph Glands?

Posted on Tue, 8 Mar 2016

Question: I have had a virus for about a week. Began with aches and need for lots of sleep. It transitioned into cold like symptoms and now I have what appears to be a swollen gland under the right side of my face. It is quite large and sensitive to touch. Looks like fluid is being retained in that spot. Very noticable to anyone. I may even be running a slight fever again. Do I need to see a doctor or are there things I can do at home to remedy this? Thank you, XXXX

Answered by Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta (15 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Consult a doctor; clinical examination is needed

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query in Healthcaremagic.com.
This is Dr. Swarnava Dattagupta answering your query.

I understand your concern.
Thank you for providing a detailed history.
It seems like you are having some infection with cervical lymphadenopathy i.e. swollen neck lymph glands. Such a condition can be managed with medications, preferably oral antibiotics. But if the swelling is large enough and might contain fluid as you have mentioned, then the infection has spread and might turn into an abscess. In such cases, a clinical examination by a doctor is mandatory to decide whether to continue with conservative therapy or go for abscess drainage.
Hence my suggestion would be to consult a doctor and get clinically checked. Also you can start antibiotics like coamoxyclav for control of infection and take paracetamol for fever and pain relief or continue with motrin 2-3 times daily. Avoid cold or chilled beverages. Warm saline gargling may be helpful too.

Hope I have answered your question.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
Regards.

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