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What Causes Swollen And Red Sores And Knots On Head And Neck?

three yr old has had cellulitis doc said and everytime the medicene clears up those more apear and she has sores and knots in head that itch and are red along with swollen lymph node in back of neck and another knot right above it and her underarms are swollen and red
Mon, 14 Sep 2015
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Hi...what you are noting as knot over the head neck and armpit region are lymph node swelling because of some trivial infection of the regions from which the lymph is draining. This could be scalp or throat infection or infection of the skin in and above the region of the lymph node swelling. It could also be infection of the sebaceous gland in the region. I suggest you get back to your pediatrician regarding this. But if there is no high grade fever this is not an emergency. The Other possibility which should definitely be rolled out is other causes of lymph node swelling like chronic viral infections or lympho reticular malignancies.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Causes Swollen And Red Sores And Knots On Head And Neck?

Hi...what you are noting as knot over the head neck and armpit region are lymph node swelling because of some trivial infection of the regions from which the lymph is draining. This could be scalp or throat infection or infection of the skin in and above the region of the lymph node swelling. It could also be infection of the sebaceous gland in the region. I suggest you get back to your pediatrician regarding this. But if there is no high grade fever this is not an emergency. The Other possibility which should definitely be rolled out is other causes of lymph node swelling like chronic viral infections or lympho reticular malignancies. Regards - Dr. Sumanth