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What Could Multiple Cervical Limp Knots Indicate, Antibiotics Offered Little Relief?
Respected sir,
My son having cervical multiple limp knots .as per USG report it is linage. 10 days antibiotic medicine given. swelling is reduce during course but knots not educed.
I consult to general surgeon and ENT surgeon advised to remove enlarged knots and send for biopsy for further investigation.
Please advise what should we have to do.
Regards,
Agrawal
My son having cervical multiple limp knots .as per USG report it is linage. 10 days antibiotic medicine given. swelling is reduce during course but knots not educed.
I consult to general surgeon and ENT surgeon advised to remove enlarged knots and send for biopsy for further investigation.
Please advise what should we have to do.
Regards,
Agrawal
Thu, 31 Jul 2014
Hi! For swollen lymph nodes in the neck I'd recommend a Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) test. This is an easy, quick and outpatient procedure which usually reveals the nature of the swelling. In case it is non-confirmatory, a biopsy of one of the nodes is advised. All the best!
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