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My 3yr old has swollen lymph nodes at the base of his ear for 10days and has been on antibiotics for 8days. should they be going down or gone by now?
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No: The normal timing for lymph node swelling/shrinkage is about 3-4 weeks.It has little direct correlation with antibiotic use and represents a gradual clearing of debris, not a set of quick signals for success of treatment.
Answered 11/7/2016
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