Swelling of lymph nodes in a child with fever
A swelling of the lymph nodes in childhood, which is accompanied by fever, is usually caused by an infection. This can be a local infection, for example an inflammation of a lymph node, or a systemic infection that affects the whole body. Examples are diseases such as measles, rubella or the Kawasaki syndrome. This may also be of interest to you: Infant fever
Therapy and treatment of lymph node swelling in children
The duration of lymph node swelling depends strongly on the cause. In the case of swelling caused by an infection, it will subside once the infection is over. It can take several weeks until it has disappeared completely. In the case of lymph node swelling that has occurred as a result of a minor injury (scratch), the swelling can be significantly reduced after 1-2 days. Lymph node swelling in the context of leukemia or lymphoma usually persists for a long period of time, the duration then also depends to a large extent on the therapy.
Swelling of lymph nodes in the armpit
In the armpit and under the pectoral muscle there are numerous lymph nodes, which belong to the axillary filter system of the lymph in the human body. If pathological processes occur in these regions, the lymph nodes swell reactively in the armpit. This is the case, for example, with In addition, lymph node swelling in the armpit can be caused by
- An infection with Borrelia in tick bites,
- Pfeifferschem glandular fever,
- Cytomegaly,
- Measles or also
- The HI-Virus.
- Animal bites,
- Injuries,
- Tumors,
- Lupus Erythematodes,
- Tuberculosis or
- Rheumatoid diseases.
Swelling of lymph nodes in the neck
The lymph nodes of the neck are one of the three main lymph node accumulations. They can swell, for example, in the case of infections such as bronchitis, tonsillitis or even a simple cold. They can be felt in the area of the lateral neck, the nape of the neck, below the lower jaw and above the collarbone.
Infections such as measles or rubella also cause swelling of the neck lymph nodes. The swelling caused by an infection usually goes down quickly once the infection has subsided. However, even in the case of a cancerous disease such as leukemia (white blood cancer), swelling of the cervical lymph nodes can occur.
