When your medical needs can’t wait, Edward-Elmhurst Health has board-certified providers ready to treat your non-emergency urgencies. You should contact your doctor if the swelling persists and does not resolve within two to four weeks, if the lymph nodes feel hard or rubbery, if the swelling occurs with unexplained weight loss, night sweats or a persistent fever or if the swelling appears with no cause. In more serious cases, such as cancer, swelling may be chronic and not resolve. In the most common cases, swelling should go down as the infection clears up. Though not as common, swollen lymph nodes can also indicate cancer, in which case treatment could include surgery, radiation or chemotherapy. In those cases, your doctor will work with you to treat the underlying disease. In other cases, swollen lymph nodes may indicate an underlying disease such as auto immune disorders including lupus or rheumatoid arthritis. Warm compresses may also help reduce swelling. Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to treat an underlying bacterial infection or recommend ibuprofen or acetaminophen to lower a fever or ease pain. As the infection clears up, the swelling goes down. Some of the more common causes for swollen lymph nodes include viral or bacterial infections such as the common cold, mono or strep throat. Lymph nodes are in clusters throughout the body, including: Behind your earlobes.
They are fleshy and they filter the lymph, a fluid with a special type of white blood cell that helps the body fight infection. Other symptoms that often accompany swollen lymph nodes can include runny nose, sore throat, coughing and other signs of an upper respiratory infection fever or night sweats. Lymph nodes are small, rounded structures (glands) that are part of your immune system. You may first notice pain or tenderness around the affected lymph node, which may swell to the size of a pea or kidney bean. Generally speaking, when your lymph nodes are swollen, it’s due to an infection or underlying disease. The lymph nodes act as a filter for your body, trapping viruses and bacteria before they can affect other parts of your body. Your body has a system of lymph nodes, or lymph glands, that can be found primarily in your neck, chin, armpits, chest and groin. If you’ve ever had strep throat, chances are you’ve experienced swollen glands.
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