
What Do Swollen Axilliary Lymph Nodes In The Arms Of An Infant Suggest?

Possibility of TB infection is there? Doc said to keep a watch since it's the same arm as the bcg shot
Weight gain is saltatory and not continuous
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. You need to understand what is going on. Lymph nodes can enlarge due to a number of reasons. It could be due to some local infection or could even be due to some ominous causes like cancers (including leukemias and lymphomas). Clinical correlation is needed in such a case. It is apparent that your doctor suspected infection as the cause and prescribed antibiotics. Bacteria reside on our skin and getting an infection involving the armpits is not unlikely. If you give antibiotics it is very important to complete the course of 5 days. You did not do that and that is not a good thing. Let me also inform that it is not necessary that treatment with antibiotics for 'n' number of days might not lead to any reduction in the size of the lump. If the size is not growing rapidly you need not get concerned.
Let me tell you that weight gain is not a continuous but a saltatory process. In other words, it occurs suddenly in bouts. The overall weight gain is good and I would not get concerned about it.
Let me know if I could help further.
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No need to reschedule
Detailed Answer:
No, you need not reschedule. You can go ahead with the vaccination without any worries. No need to wait for the node to disappear. It may take time.
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