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What Is The Treatment For Swollen Lymph Nodes In The Neck?

II have very swollen glands in my neck, white patches on my left tonsil, I have no energy and break out in sweats especially at nite, severe pain around my kidneys and in my stomach. No appetite. I have been I ll for a week but have only become this bad today. I cannot see my doc til 2moro but my pains are worrying me. It is currently 3hrs waiting time at walk in centre
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi,

White patch on left tonsil with swollen neck glands are suggestive a bacterial infection.
- You need a good antibiotic cover which is prescription based hence go to walk in clinic.
- Night sweats, indicate septicaemia.
- Pain around kidneys and stomach may be due to entero-colitis as one tends to swallow the infected material from tonsil. It is better to get a clinical examination done so that a cause can be found and investigated like by Ultrasound and tests of blood, stool and urine.
- Take a painkiller whichever suits you along with a PPI like Omeprazole.
- Take a course of medicines for 7 days and see the results. IF the glands persist then you may need an Ultrasound of neck and FNAC of nodes and any further treatment if indicated.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon

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What Is The Treatment For Swollen Lymph Nodes In The Neck?

Hi, White patch on left tonsil with swollen neck glands are suggestive a bacterial infection. - You need a good antibiotic cover which is prescription based hence go to walk in clinic. - Night sweats, indicate septicaemia. - Pain around kidneys and stomach may be due to entero-colitis as one tends to swallow the infected material from tonsil. It is better to get a clinical examination done so that a cause can be found and investigated like by Ultrasound and tests of blood, stool and urine. - Take a painkiller whichever suits you along with a PPI like Omeprazole. - Take a course of medicines for 7 days and see the results. IF the glands persist then you may need an Ultrasound of neck and FNAC of nodes and any further treatment if indicated. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, ENT & General Surgeon