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What Do Lumps Around The Lymph Nodes Indicate?
I m a chronic marijuana smoker , recently I had a horrible cold and cough, but it didn t stop me from blazing. Now I have 2 lumps on my neck where the lymph nodes are located. The Drs have done tests for strep, mono, Chest xray. Everything came back negative but my swelling hasn t disappeared. I ve cut back on smoking too
Wed, 20 Jun 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Swelling on the neck where lymph nodes are located can be most probably due to infection and swelling of the lymph nodes or can be due to infection and swelling in salivary gland.
So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a clinical evaluation and an ultrasound can be done for confirmation.
As you recently had cold and cough then it can be most probably swelling of the lymph nodes and smoking can further aggravate it.
If there is infection then a course of antibiotics like Augmentin can help in improvement.
Also do cool compresses over the swelling that can help in reduction of the swelling.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Swelling on the neck where lymph nodes are located can be most probably due to infection and swelling of the lymph nodes or can be due to infection and swelling in salivary gland.
So my suggestion is to consult an Oral Physician and get evaluated and a clinical evaluation and an ultrasound can be done for confirmation.
As you recently had cold and cough then it can be most probably swelling of the lymph nodes and smoking can further aggravate it.
If there is infection then a course of antibiotics like Augmentin can help in improvement.
Also do cool compresses over the swelling that can help in reduction of the swelling.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Honey Arora
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