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Swollen lymph nodes
Is this occipital swollen lymph node or cervical lymph nodes. What is the level of this lymph nodes. Does it look cancerous?
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It looks superficial and surrounded by redness....indicates Reactive-lymphadinitis (reaction to some mild infection in nearby area like your hair )...
Not cancerous.
Take anti-inflammatory x5days.
Will get subsided....or will become soft(turn into abscess)
Next Steps
if it shrinks to 50% in 5days....continue anti-inflammatory x5days.
if does not reduce to 50%or more, then get FNAC done.
if turn soft, get incision & drainage.
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