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Pimples Inside Nose, Lymph Node Below Chin Enlarged. Any Connection Between These Two?

hi doc..my concern is about pimples inside my nose...it started on the left side with 3 little pimples with less pain after 3 days they subside..then came on the right another pimples which have pain..and noticed that my lymph nodes below the chin is a little bit enlarged.is there any connection on the pimples? thank u doc and GOD bless!
Thu, 9 May 2013
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Hi,You are having folliculitis inside the nose, not pimple. It is a bacterial,most commonly staphylococcal. The lymphatic drainage of the lower part of the nose is to submandibular lymphnodes, i.e. the lympnodes below the chin... And in any bacterial infection , the relavent lymphnodes are enlarged. As you have infection in nose, your chin area lymphnodes are swollen. So , do not worry, short course of antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs will cure the disease and the affected lymphnodes will also becomal normal... Ok
Dr.Ilyas Patel MD,DVD
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Pimples Inside Nose, Lymph Node Below Chin Enlarged. Any Connection Between These Two?

Hi,You are having folliculitis inside the nose, not pimple. It is a bacterial,most commonly staphylococcal. The lymphatic drainage of the lower part of the nose is to submandibular lymphnodes, i.e. the lympnodes below the chin... And in any bacterial infection , the relavent lymphnodes are enlarged. As you have infection in nose, your chin area lymphnodes are swollen. So , do not worry, short course of antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs will cure the disease and the affected lymphnodes will also becomal normal... Ok Dr.Ilyas Patel MD,DVD