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Why are my supratrochlear lymph nodes swollen?
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Monitoring Centers: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells/digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph everywhere for bad stuff like bacteria/viruses/cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.
Answered 11/7/2016
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Swollen ing lymph nodes for 7 weeks..not any bigger but some new ones-all <1cm. Cxr norm, labs norm, u/s norm. Should still be worried? 2 courses abx
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