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Took antibiotic for 10 days. swollen lymph node under jaw on the r on day 9 and day 10 have another swollen lymph node in front of l ear. help?
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Lymph nodes: The enlarged lymph nodes may be part of a viral infection for which antibiotics are ineffective. Give the glands a little more time to recede, but if they don't and new enlarged lymph nodes continue to appear, blood tests and possible biopsy are needed.
Answered 7/18/2015
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