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How To Treat Swollen Submental Lymph Nodes With Fever?

i am a medical student (3rd year MBBS). one of my submental lymph nodes is swollen for about 1 week and had started fever for about last 4 days (which has not resolved uptill now even by Ibuprofen 2 tablets a day) and i am highly worried about it. plz rightly guide me
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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you may have allergy or tooth infection or oral infection which spread to your submental lympynodes. so there is a inflammation due to this reaction. take paracetamol 500mg 3 hrly, hot compresses and if abscess then consult ENT surgeon and get it drain and take full course of broad spectrum antibiotics for 3-5 days

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How To Treat Swollen Submental Lymph Nodes With Fever?

hello welcome to HCM you may have allergy or tooth infection or oral infection which spread to your submental lympynodes. so there is a inflammation due to this reaction. take paracetamol 500mg 3 hrly, hot compresses and if abscess then consult ENT surgeon and get it drain and take full course of broad spectrum antibiotics for 3-5 days thanks for contacting us all the best and take care