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What Do Pain And Tenderness Behind The Neck Indicate?
IA few days ago I had a tender little painful to touch area on neck area behind left lower ear lobe, it has been spreading and now is bothersome without touching, but when I lightly touch it hurts and feels in one spot worse and like it is a bulging vessel? Is this something that could be serious
You may be having lymph node inflammation. We call it lymphadenitis. This happens when you have sore throat or mouth ulcer. Lymph nodes are organs which protects spread of infection.
So when you have sore throat drainage of fluid to lymph nodes leads to inflammation and swelling. treatment is to treat the cause and lymph node swelling will reduce.
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What Do Pain And Tenderness Behind The Neck Indicate?
Hi, You may be having lymph node inflammation. We call it lymphadenitis. This happens when you have sore throat or mouth ulcer. Lymph nodes are organs which protects spread of infection. So when you have sore throat drainage of fluid to lymph nodes leads to inflammation and swelling. treatment is to treat the cause and lymph node swelling will reduce. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.