Brief Answer: Bacterial infection Detailed Answer: Hi See from the description provided, there are two possibilities. One, it can be an enlarged lymph node with inflammation causing the pain. Second it can be an infective lesion in the form of folliculitis or pyodermic lesion. I would like to know the status of the overlying skin. Please tell if the skin overlying the lesion is healthy and normal or is it red, inflamed , raised or pus filled. Also please tell if you any associated fever, far pain, throat pain, cough, cold or any other problems. Dr Geetika Paul

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Brief Answer: Lymphadenitis Detailed Answer: Hi again You seem to have developed a lymph node swelling. Now such painful swellings are usually associated with some form of an infective focus in the form of any infective skin lesion or an ear or throat or com oral mouth infection. Make sure you do not have any oral ulcers or any bad tooth. Basically lymph nodes protect up from any kind of body infections, so they tend to swell up upon entry of any infective agent and kill the organisms. Since in your case, we cannot localize any known infection, so all you need to do is to take some anti-inflammatory agent like paracetamol twice a day for two to three days to bring down the associated inflammation. Sometimes the small focus of infection just heals by guide's This will decrease the size of the lymph node and the associated pain. Dr Geetika Paul

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Brief Answer: Itching Detailed Answer: Hi Please elaborate where do you have this itching? Is it at or around the lesion. You need to take some oral antihistamaines like benadryl along. Take it atleast two to three times a day for two to three days. Dr Geetika Paul

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