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What Does A Lump On The Chin And Groin Area Indicate?
Question: why will a 5yr old boy have a small lump at his lower chin and groin area without fever for over 3yrs
Brief Answer:
Lump
Detailed Answer:
Hello. I just read through your question.
The lumps you describe sound like lymph nodes. these will often enlarge when the body is fighting infection, as you have noted. They typically take a very long time to shrink after the infection has gone. The enlargement of a lymph node is not a reason to prescribe antibiotics. So, unless there were other signs of infection, no further antibiotic treatment was warranted.
However, I do understand your concern regarding the nodes and why they haven't returned to smaller size. Like I said, I don't believe antibiotics are the answer. But if possible, a specialist in pediatric infectious disease should be consulted. I would even consider doing a biopsy of the nodes to confirm that they are normal tissue.
Lump
Detailed Answer:
Hello. I just read through your question.
The lumps you describe sound like lymph nodes. these will often enlarge when the body is fighting infection, as you have noted. They typically take a very long time to shrink after the infection has gone. The enlargement of a lymph node is not a reason to prescribe antibiotics. So, unless there were other signs of infection, no further antibiotic treatment was warranted.
However, I do understand your concern regarding the nodes and why they haven't returned to smaller size. Like I said, I don't believe antibiotics are the answer. But if possible, a specialist in pediatric infectious disease should be consulted. I would even consider doing a biopsy of the nodes to confirm that they are normal tissue.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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