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Enlarged or swollen glands, a cat scratch, lick or bite
Enlarged or swollen glands, a cat scratch, lick or bite
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A female asked:
I started taking amoxicillin 5 days ago for a cat bite. Now my neck feels stiff through jaw on left side, glands swollen, lump in my throat feeling?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Painful swollen lymph node on salivatory gland pain has gone away a bit but get chills hard to get warm and dizziness and body pains could this Cancer?
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A 32-year old asked:
Enlarged swollen glands under jaw, do I need to remove it?
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A 21-year old female asked:
My throat is starting to hurt and my glands feel a bit swollen, am i starting to get sick?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Had swollen neck glands.what causes discomfort in base of neck.Is it still bit of swelling from glands or thyroid.sometimes there is a horrible taste?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I had swollen gland theve gone down in size but i feel a bit of abdomen pain and feel on edge all the time and my tonsils look weird i don't feel sick?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Good day I recently was diagnosed with covid and and it's been about three weeks now but I still have no sense of taste or smell and my neck glands are a bit swollen I think it's my tonsillitis Is there anything I can do or should I be concerned?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I asked about my son with new bumps/bites everyday one big bump had ring around but gone in also sick swollen glands can be relate if NT Lyme what els?
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A 20-year old female asked:
What if the sublingual gland is swollen but there is no pain and it has been enlarged for most of my life?
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A 35-year old asked:
What causes enlarged/swollen saliva/parotid glands?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can insect bites on the neck cause swollen lymph gland?
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A 31-year old female asked:
The glands at the back of my neck / bottom of head are swollen- a bit smaller than a marble. The back of my head is also sore.. any ideas?
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A 55-year old female asked:
I believe I got a bite on my lower lip. My left gland is swollen and hurts. My left side of my face is tingly and swollen. My lip is double in size. ?
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A member asked:
What do you do to relieve a very painful swollen gland below right ear. It is almost the diameter of a golf ball tonsils are a bit swollen.?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Got painful swollen glands on neck 2 mth ago, which wax and waned, but it has come back. also had phlem,but that has declined a bit. what is this?
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A female asked:
I got a load of midge bites on my head 2 days ago, they v itchy. Now glands in neck and behind my ears are now swollen and painful. Is this normal?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I have itchy lumps on the right side of my head an inch above my ear. My gland on that side also seems swollen and a bit sore. Should I be concerned?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Hi. my 4 year old have fever now for more than 72 hours. I gave meds for fever. no other symptoms. bit of swollen glands on side of neck. shall I see a dr or ?
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A 53-year old female asked about a 23-year old male:
My son has what seems to be enlarged parotid salivary duct in mouth. The parotid gland itself is not swollen at all. Can rubbing on teeth cause this?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Left side of my neck only has very enlarged swollen gland tender to the touch, mild sore throat and constipated? I am traveling in thailand.
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A male asked:
Bite on top of head from horsefly. Two swollen glands popped at the base of the skull. Now another swollen on left side of neck. Is this normal?
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A 56-year old male asked:
Two Dentists opinions toothache under bridge swollen gland hot cold sensitive.One said X-ray paper bite test no infection hard to see thin nerves may be sprained or fractured Other said nerve exposed maybe sinus use desensitve paste will improveTrue?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I have swollen glands in my groin, both sides. They seem mobile and soft. I had cellulitis in one leg 1 month ago. I have flea bites in both legs.
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A 46-year old male asked:
Salivary glands swollen for 2 years now. Ct done only shows that they are enlarged biopsy done on gland lip only shows inflamed gland dye test done?
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A 17-year old female asked:
Fever, sore throat for 2 days, hard, painful swollen gland in neck which disappeared, bit still hurts, much bigger painful appeared on the other side?
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A 34-year old asked about a female:
My daughter is 13 years old, and she has painful swollen glands, trouble breathing through her left nostril, very enlarged glands when she lies down. ?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I have a swollen gland on my neck near my ear. About pea sized. Throat is a bit sore on that side. It's been a few days, should I be worried?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Left ear and left side of throat hurt, left glands swollen. Cold compress helps a bit. I got a quick glance this morning, tonsil didn't look too big.
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A 24-year old male asked:
Swollen tonsil on one side for a year. No sore throat/ difficulty swallowing. One enlarged gland in neck but on opposite side. No pain/ other symptoms?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Feeling thick in the throat, mild stabbing pain in back of my throat, swollen glands, nose a bit blocked?
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