A 27-year-old female asked:
i had strep throat almost 2 weeks ago i'm fine but my lymph node is still swollen it's gone down in size and does not hurt when should i go to the doc?
2 doctor answers
Dr. Katharine Cox answered
45 years experience Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Follow up: Uaually when you complete your medication for a recheck to make sure the strep has cleared and you are better. All the best.
Answered on Aug 12, 2015
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Dr. James Ferguson answered
46 years experience Pediatrics
Give it time: Your lymph nodes do an "as needed" job in your body.They work to clean up the debris created by infections and return the cleaned up body fluid to the circulation.You have a known cause and the nodes are shrinking. Most "reactive" nodes will gradually swell while working and shrink back to base size over a 3-4 week period.
Answered on Aug 12, 2015
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Al Hegab answered
40 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Observe: Might stay for sometime, so long not getting bigger or hurting, and so long you received the full course of treatment, take care,
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A male asked:
Dr. Juan Qiu answered
Specializes in Family Medicine
To be seen again: You need to be seen by a doctor again. May need to recheck for strep or mono.
A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Hushang Haghighat answered
Specializes in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Evaluation: You should have blood test ( CBC ,EBV, CMV) and if all normal ,then you should have Pet CT,and if positive you need biopsy for diagnosis and treatment ... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Marsha Davis answered
28 years experience Internal Medicine
Possible: See your dentist to see if they need tone removed
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