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Swollen lymph node
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My son (18 months) has two swollen lymph nodes on the left neck near the ear. He got this one month back when he had a viral fever and throat infection. It is still there and slightly increased in size. He has no pain or any other issues due to this. His doc says not to worry if it's not painful and not growing bigger. Since it has slightly increased in size should I be worried? How long will a swollen lymph node take to heal? Is this common in babies who get frequent colds?
P.S: he is diagnosed with under five wheeze and is prescribed levolin and beudicot inhalers and montair tablet whenever he gets wheeze.
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Dr. Sreedhar RS
Pediatrician
21 yrs exp
Chennai
Hi. Small lymph nodes are common in children and they occur in the neck due to infection of throat, ear, teeth, skin, colds etc. They are harmless if small in size and are discrete. Kindly see a nearby Pediatrician if they increase in size.
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