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What happens if your lymph glands become blocked how is it treated?
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Hmmm: Enlarged versus blocked? Antibiotics it resolution of the source of the enlargement would be the treatment. Feel better.
Answered 4/7/2013
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Blockage results: Lymphedema occurs when there is a compromise of the lymphatic circulation. This third circulation (arteries, veins) carries things too thick to be safely carried in arteries and veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. It is propelled along by normal body movements but contains a thick material called lymph. Blockage causes it to back up causing soft tissues/skin deformity.
Answered 6/29/2013
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