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I can feel a lump or swelling kind below my left jaw on the neck diagonally below the ear, can say on throat only. I am on eltroxin 50 mcg frm past 5 yrs. what could be the problem? Please suggest.
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You need to get an ultrasonography of neck to identify the swelling... Could be a salivary swelling/ lymph node swelling. Meet a good ENT, Head & Neck Surgeon using this app and he will do the needful to manage the swellng.
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