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What Causes Swollen Lymph Node Below Ear?

I have swelling lymp node below my left ear,below jaw line,i go to ENT Specialist and gave me anti-biotics and come back after 5 days.nothing changed,i have no fever,night sweat,stomach pain,weight loss etc..except dizziness and feel sleepy most of the time specially on the afternoon...so i undergo several test x-ray chest,CBC,Doppler study everything was fine,so he refer me to a another Doctor, G.Surgeon and show the results to him..and gave me again anti-biotics for two weeks,three days after my taking anti-biotics my lymph node getting bigger and it hurts now and lil bit up right now pointing to the base of my left ear then i go back to my Doctor ask him bout the changes of lymph node and he suggested to do a Mantoux now i will come back after two days..I really wanna know what the cause,why my lymph nodes swell and getting big and hurt so fast?
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Hi,

The swelling below left ear that is not responding to antibiotic treatment can be due to the following reasons:
Tuberculosis as you have been advised Mantoux test.
Can be lymphoma is it is rubbery and not tender.
Parotid tunmor presents in a simlar way.
Hence to confirm:
Get the Ultrasound or CT scan of the area, this will give an idea whether this is a lymph node, its internal changes or a parotid tumor.
As per the findings FNAC that is fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy can be done for confirmation.
Even an excision can be undertaken as it helps to get rid of the tumor and get a confirmed diagnosis.
Any additional treatment will depend upon the exact cause fiund.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon
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What Causes Swollen Lymph Node Below Ear?

Hi, The swelling below left ear that is not responding to antibiotic treatment can be due to the following reasons: Tuberculosis as you have been advised Mantoux test. Can be lymphoma is it is rubbery and not tender. Parotid tunmor presents in a simlar way. Hence to confirm: Get the Ultrasound or CT scan of the area, this will give an idea whether this is a lymph node, its internal changes or a parotid tumor. As per the findings FNAC that is fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy can be done for confirmation. Even an excision can be undertaken as it helps to get rid of the tumor and get a confirmed diagnosis. Any additional treatment will depend upon the exact cause fiund. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon