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6yr Old Son Got A Bee Sting 10days Ago Which Resulted In Two Tiny Somewhat Soft Lymph Nodes To Swell Near The Base Of The Head And Neck.. I Took Him To The ER After The 4th Day When I Noticed The Swelling And Dr. Told Me Its A Reaction To The Sting And Possibly The Venom, That Once It Drains It Should Return To Normal, How Long Does It Normally Take For The Swelling To Go Down ?

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Question: 6yr old son got a bee sting 10days ago which resulted in two tiny somewhat soft lymph nodes to swell near the base of the head and neck.. I took him to the ER after the 4th day when I noticed the swelling and Dr. told me its a reaction to the sting and possibly the venom, that once it drains it should return to normal, how long does it normally take for the swelling to go down ?
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Answered by Dr. Arnold Zedd (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
lymph nodes at the back of the head

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Enlargement of lymph nodes are reactions to noxious stimuli outside the body(insect bites) or inside the body(infectious mono, juvenile arthritis, lymphoma). There is variability in the length of time for the reaction to go away. Much depends on how large the node was at the beginning. It is not unusual for the increase in size to last for several months or so. As long as there is no redness, drainage, pain, fever, or weight loss the nodes can be watched until they shrink.
Thanks.

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6yr Old Son Got A Bee Sting 10days Ago Which Resulted In Two Tiny Somewhat Soft Lymph Nodes To Swell Near The Base Of The Head And Neck.. I Took Him To The ER After The 4th Day When I Noticed The Swelling And Dr. Told Me Its A Reaction To The Sting And Possibly The Venom, That Once It Drains It Should Return To Normal, How Long Does It Normally Take For The Swelling To Go Down ?

Brief Answer: lymph nodes at the back of the head Detailed Answer: Hello, Enlargement of lymph nodes are reactions to noxious stimuli outside the body(insect bites) or inside the body(infectious mono, juvenile arthritis, lymphoma). There is variability in the length of time for the reaction to go away. Much depends on how large the node was at the beginning. It is not unusual for the increase in size to last for several months or so. As long as there is no redness, drainage, pain, fever, or weight loss the nodes can be watched until they shrink. Thanks.