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A member asked:
Has a swelling behind ear dr.diagnosed mumps but he had the same thing a year ago.docters diagnosed mumps then too.swelling is only behind right ear?
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Only once: A person can only get mumps once. One of the two diagnoses was inaccurate (or possibly both). Periauricular lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes around the ear) may represent a reaction to potential infection ("reactive lymph nodes") and is good - nature working for your benefit.
Answered 4/7/2015
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