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What Does A Swollen Lymph Node On The Right Side Of The Neck Indicate?
i have a swollen lymph node on the right side of my neck, it s only gotten bigger. I ve been in to see my doctor. I ve had blood work done, everything came back looking good. she is not concerned. Should I be? I m not sick. I do have a lump on the back of my neck where my head and neck attach, which has only gotten bigger as well.
Mon, 3 Oct 2016
Neck lymph nodes are usually enlarged due to local infection. These nodal swellings usually take time to resolve completely even after clearance of infection.
Advice
1. Hot fomentation with slight warm water every 6 hours
2. Cefixime 100 mg every 12 hours per oral daily for 7 days
3. Ibuprofen 600 mg per oral after meal if pain occurs
4. Investigation
a. Complete blood count
b. Hemoglobin %
c. ESR
If after 7 days course of cefixime, your neck swelling does not resolve then get done Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of lymph node.
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Advice
1. Hot fomentation with slight warm water every 6 hours
2. Cefixime 100 mg every 12 hours per oral daily for 7 days
3. Ibuprofen 600 mg per oral after meal if pain occurs
4. Investigation
a. Complete blood count
b. Hemoglobin %
c. ESR
If after 7 days course of cefixime, your neck swelling does not resolve then get done Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of lymph node.
I hope this information will help you. I will be happy if you ask another question
Thanks
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