What are some common diseases that can cause swollen lymph nodes in the neck?
Purulent tonsillitis, eczema of the head and face, boils, dental caries, rhinitis, otitis media, etc. These are relatively common inflammations in adjacent areas. However, systemic diseases such as anaphylaxis, malignancy, connective tissue disease, etc. can also be monitored. Of course, this is something that needs to be evaluated by a clinician.
Cervical lymphadenopathy in children requires differentiation
1.Acute lymphadenitis: more common in infants and preschool children, unilateral and multiple, rarely bilateral.
2.Chronic lymphadenitis: usually refers to patients with lymphadenitis lasting more than 3 months.
3.Cervical lymph node tuberculosis: more common in older children and occasionally in young children.
4.Rubella: Caused by the rubella virus, the rash and swollen lymph nodes occur at the same time.
5.Lymphoma: progressive ** lymphadenopathy is the main feature, lymph node biopsy, immunohistochemistry confirmation.
6.Malignant lymph node metastasis: can be seen in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and mediastinal malignant metastasis.
Clinically, lymphadenopathy is still common in acute and chronic lymphadenitis, and antibiotics are used in the acute stage, and topical ichthyosa ointment is applied; If an abscess develops, incision and drainage are indicated; If it progresses further, such as obvious swelling, compression to the trachea, and obvious systemic symptoms, although these are not common, they are relatively serious conditions, and you must seek medical attention in time!
During my clinical diagnosis, most of the lymphadenopathy encountered in the outpatient clinic is non-tender, the diameter is generally 1-2cm, the family members also inadvertently touched, and the children have no other symptoms, in this case, they will generally not be treated, they will be advised to go home for observation, as long as the tumor does not continue to grow, continue to observe, if the family is still more worried, they will let the family members do a subcutaneous mass ultrasound.