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What Causes Lymph Node On Neck Noticeable In A Child?
My son is 14 years old and in good health. The reactive lymph node on the side of his neck was always slightly noticeable. Several months ago, it swelled and several others were also somewhat noticeable. All the swelling has come down and you would never know they were there. He has normal bloodwork. no signs of illness, and no nodes swollen anywhere else. His ENT says not to be concerned. Should we be concerned? Is there another kind of doctor you can recommend to go to? Thank you.
Mon, 8 Sep 2014
Cervical lymph node swelling are found in large number of children. They happen all the time and are not of concern. It could follow a throat infection,tonsillitis, scalp infection, dandruff, ear infection or variety of viral infections including a common condition called infectious mononucleosis. In all these case lymph nodes resolves after some time. You do not need to worry about them unless they are more than 2cm diameter and present for more than 2 months.
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