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Have Swelling Around Collarbone. It Is Tender To Touch And Having Fever. What Is Causing This?
Question: I have swelling aroung my collarbone that is visible. It is tender to touch and have been dealing with a slight fever.. What could this be.
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This could be a swollen lymph node, boil, cyst or a tumor. A swollen lymph node could arise most commonly from some infection.
In all probability, the lump is due to an infection and we would need to give oral antibiotics.
To know the exact cause, examination of lump is required. We would also need to run some tests like a complete blood count, and Fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) may be required. It is only then that we would know the exact cause of the swelling.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have more concerns.
Regards.
Thanks for posting your query
This could be a swollen lymph node, boil, cyst or a tumor. A swollen lymph node could arise most commonly from some infection.
In all probability, the lump is due to an infection and we would need to give oral antibiotics.
To know the exact cause, examination of lump is required. We would also need to run some tests like a complete blood count, and Fine needle aspiration cytology(FNAC) may be required. It is only then that we would know the exact cause of the swelling.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have more concerns.
Regards.
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Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
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