What Does A Swollen Gland Under The Arm Indicate?

Posted on Sat, 12 Apr 2014

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Question : My brother is sick for more than a year and no one know what is wrong with him. He is complaining about pain below the collarbone just under the arm cavity, and the glands under his arm is also swollen. He has pain on the right side of his neck, and his face feels dead )right side and an awful funny deathly fatigue came over him). He will go into a coma and suddenly wake up again. He is also complaining about painful muscles, feeling confused from time to time, weight loss, sweats and fatigue. He done a couple of blood tests and still no results. What can be wrong with him? We as family are very concerned about his illness.

Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer: Biopsy of gland is required Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for writing. After going through the query, my advice would be biopsy of the enlarged lymph nodes that may hold the key to diagnosis along with following investigation, if not done- 1. Chest and skull X ray, along with x ray of pelvis. 2. CT scan brain 3. Bone marrow study You may get it done after discussion with your local doctor. In the follow up query, you may send the report's of blood investigation done. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care and wishing your brother early recovery. Regards Dr.chugh

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