What's the matter with the lump on the neck

Perhaps people can easily find that sometimes there are lumps on their necks. This situation must be very worrying. People are afraid that it is a dangerous disease and may cause more serious conditions. In the face of this situation, they must not rush to seek medical treatment, otherwise it may be counterproductive. They should understand the cause and then take measures to treat it. So let me introduce what is going on with lumps on the neck.

It could be swollen lymph nodes in the neck. Lymph nodes in the neck are common and are often caused by colds, fever, pharyngitis, rhinitis, toothache, etc. After recovering from a cold, pharyngitis, etc., the lymph nodes will gradually disappear. If colds, pharyngitis, etc. occur repeatedly, lymphadenitis will not subside easily.

Guidance:

1. Generally, this type of lymph node swelling caused by colds, pharyngitis and toothache does not require special treatment. As long as you don't have a cold or fever and your throat and lymph nodes are not inflamed, the disease will subside. 2. If you have repeated colds, fevers, and pharyngitis, only treat the fever and pharyngitis, and do not use medication targeting the lymph nodes. But then the lymph nodes will be difficult to disappear. 3. If the lymph nodes only grow slowly and tuberculosis or tumor is suspected, lymph node puncture or biopsy is required, and the lymph nodes should be treated after the cause is confirmed by pathology.

First of all, don't rush. Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck are very common. It is estimated that there are more than 300 lymph nodes in the neck, accounting for about 37% of the lymph nodes in the body. Most of them are caused by inflammation, and only a few are related to tumors. Secondly, you need to go to the hospital and provide your medical history to the clinician. The doctor will examine you to see if you have swollen lymph nodes (Note: some patients may mistake normal submandibular glands for swollen lymph nodes) and do necessary examinations. Be careful not to start taking antibiotics before you understand why your lymph nodes are swollen. For some swollen lymph nodes, antibiotics are ineffective and there is a risk of allergies and masking the condition. After the examination, the clinician will analyze the patient's condition and examination data and make reasonable treatment.

Swollen lymph nodes in the neck can be roughly divided into two categories:

One is inflammation and the other is tumor. Inflammation is divided into general inflammation and specific inflammation. General inflammation includes acute lymphadenitis and chronic lymphadenitis. Acute lymphadenitis is often accompanied by oral infections, head and facial skin infections, and upper respiratory tract infections. It manifests as local lymph node enlargement and tenderness, local skin congestion and swelling, and purulent infection is often accompanied by systemic symptoms, such as fever, headache, fatigue, loss of appetite, and increased proportion of white blood cells and neutrophils in blood routine tests. For this type of lymph node enlargement, the main treatment is anti-infection. If local suppuration occurs, the pus should be drained by incision, and the primary lesion that causes the lymph node infection and enlargement should be actively treated.