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Lump On Neck And Chin. Normal Cbc Results. Cause Of Problem?
I have a 17 year old daughter who has a small pea size lump on the left side of her neck and a walnut size lump below the chin. We had a cbc performed and the gp says the results are normal. GP says could be an infection. Recommend to boost immune strengthening food and revisit in 4 weeks time. Could you suggest what the problem could be and how it should be dealt with?
Thu, 24 Oct 2013
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Lump in the neck that is of pea size and easily mobile i would consider cervical lymphadenopathy .
Lymphnodes are structures that drain lymph from organs , they get enlarged when ever there is infection .
Your doctor was correct that it could be due to infection in tonsil or upper respiratory tract .
Source for the infection has to be found out . If it is treated size of lump will decrease .
Regards.
Thanks for your query at Hcm
Lump in the neck that is of pea size and easily mobile i would consider cervical lymphadenopathy .
Lymphnodes are structures that drain lymph from organs , they get enlarged when ever there is infection .
Your doctor was correct that it could be due to infection in tonsil or upper respiratory tract .
Source for the infection has to be found out . If it is treated size of lump will decrease .
Regards.
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