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Can lice cause enlarged lymph node?
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Indirectly: By inducing inflammation from their saliva or from secondary bacterial infection.
Answered 3/27/2018
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Yes: Light skin and trigger an immune reaction and a swollen lymph node in the region that they infest.
Answered 1/2/2013
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Yes.: Yes. Head lice infection can cause swollen lymph nodes at the back of the head.
Answered 1/9/2019
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