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Cervical lymph nodes enlarged overnight a few weeks ago-with fever chills. have gone down somewhat but r node still pretty big. why one big?
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Lymph node: Lymph nodes usually suddenly grow in size because the are reacting to a local infection, in your cause the throat, the ear, or the sinus. Also, the lymph node can itself become infected. This is called cervical lymphadenitis and it is treated with antibiotics.
Answered 7/1/2016
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