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Lymph Nodes Neck Swollen
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Lymph Nodes Neck Swollen
Lymph nodes in neck are enlarged or swollen. Lymph nodes, also called lymph glands, are small lumps of tissue that contain white blood cells and help fight infection. Swollen lymph nodes are usually a sign of infection.
Symptom classification
Body areaNeck
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
22- B Cell Lymphoma
- Bejel
- Brugian Lymphatic Filariasis
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Diphtheria
- Euthyroid Goiter
- Follicular Carcinoma
- Herpes Labialis
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV AIDS)
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Children
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Kawasaki Disease
- Lymphadenitis
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Mycoplasmal Pneumonia
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Plague
- Retropharyngeal Abscess
- Rubella
- Undifferentiated Thyroid Cancer
Drugs where this is listed as a side effect
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