Swollen Glands
Swollen Glands
There are many lymph glands in the body. They protect the body from infection. They make a white blood cell that kills germs in the body. Lymph glands also trap viruses, bacteria, and cancer cells.
You can feel your child's lymph glands when they swell up. When a lymph gland swells up from an infection, it usually hurts when you touch it. Sometimes the glands stay swollen for a long time after the infection is gone. They usually don't hurt and are not dangerous.
Watch out for swollen glands that are: Hard.
"Rubbery."
What Causes Swollen Glands? A throat or ear infection is a
common cause of swollen glands in the neck.
An infection in the feet, legs, or groin can make the lymph glands in the groin swell.
Mononucleosis can make neck glands swell. (High school and college students call this "mono" or "the kissing disease.")
Mumps.
Cat scratch fever. A cat's claws carry this sickness.
Without pain. Getting bigger.
Medicines, like Dilantin?. (This medicine is for epilepsy.)
These glands can be signs of lymphoma (cancer of the lymph glands), leukemia, or some other cancer.
The salivary glands are another kind of gland. They are under the tongue, on the bottom of the mouth, and just below the ear. They are not lymph glands. They make saliva, or "spit." The salivary glands in front of the ears swell up when your child has mumps.
Dental work.
Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph glands, or leukemia.
Tuberculosis (TB).
How to Keep Your Child from Getting Swollen Glands Make sure your children's measles,
mumps, and rubella (MMR) shots are up-to-date. (See "Vaccine Schedule" at .)
Keep your child away from people who have sicknesses they can catch.
? American Institute for Preventive Medicine. All rights reserved.
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Questions to Ask
Are the glands at the bottom of the neck red and swollen? And are they sore when you YES See
Doctor
touch them?
NO
Are the swollen glands between the jaw and under the ear? (This could be mumps.)
NO
YES See
Doctor
Are the swollen glands
near the back of the neck?
Is there a pink rash on the YES
face? (This could be German
See Doctor
measles.)
NO
Does your child have a sore
throat or fever?
YES See
Doctor
NO
Has your child had swollen
glands for more than 3 weeks YES
and you don't know why?
See Doctor
NO
Are the swollen glands 1 or more inches big?
NO
YES Call
Doctor
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Does your child have swollen
glands and is he or she taking Dilantin?
YES Call
Doctor
NO
Use Self-Care
Self-Care Tips There isn't much you can do for swollen glands. You have to treat the problem that made them swell. Watch to see if the glands get bigger. Watch to see if any other glands swell up. Call the doctor if the glands keep getting bigger, or if they last 3 or 4 weeks.
Try these tips to make your child feel better: Tell
your child to rest when they feel tired. Tell them not to "overdo it."
Give your child plenty to drink.
Put warm, wet washcloths and antiseptic creams on scratches and other wounds.
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