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What could cause lymph node swelling?
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Inflammation: Local injury, local inflammation, boils, abcesses, r/o serous problems like tumor, cancer etc.
Answered 7/1/2017
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Monitoring Centers: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.
Answered 9/13/2013
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