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Swollen lymph nodes

2018-04-12 22:50:40
Hello. I have 4 lymph nodes swollen on my neck and one behind my ear. They've been there for months and the one behind my ear has been there for years. They have grown some. I had an X-ray of my chest and abdomen and it was normal. I'm scheduled for an ultrasound of the swollen nodes. They are firm but mobile. The biggest one is probably 2 1/2 cm. Does this sound like lymphoma? I am a 21 year old female. I haven't had any weight loss, but I do experience pretty severe fatigue and rising and fal
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Well swollen lymph nodes could be because of many reasons. And most frequently because of infections like TB or even upper respiratory tract infections...so I would suggest you get a fnac or biopsy from the node for clarification.

Answered2018-04-13 08:31:53

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