What Causes Enlarged Lymph Nodes In The Neck?

Posted on Sat, 12 Aug 2017

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Question : About 3 months ago I found enlarged neck lymph nodes, I have had a few tests on them but it came back not diagnostic as there was not enough cells taken
My bloods have come back with high crp, ldh, neutrophils with toxic changes and alp
Do u know what that could mean

Answered by Dr. Dr. Esmeralda Sera (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Lymph node

Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking

This means some kind of inflammation or infection, due to your results of blood test. You should have mononucleosis tests, ultrasound of lymph node too.

Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards

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