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A 19-year-old male asked:

I have lymph nodes in my neck for more than month ent doc said they are because chronic infection what's that mean and why he didn't give me any drugs?

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Dr. John Goldman
Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 57 years experience
Identify infection: He was probably unable to identfy a specific infection. People can have enlarged d lymph nodes for a variety of reasons. Your best approach is to see a regular general physician to be checked out for any type of chronic infection. He did not see a specific process so he could not prescribe a specific medication
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