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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Lymph Nodes With Cold

My son, who is almost 2, has swollen gums and I believe he also has swollen Lypmh nodes under his jaw. He has been complaining of pain in his mouth and has been fussy. He has been cutting a lot of teeth recently, which I think may be the problem, but whenever I brush his teeth recently he cries in pain and the gums bleed. I have taken his temperature and so far he has no fever. But, the swollen Lymph Nodes do concern me, and I wonder if that is usual for children cutting teeth, or if I should be more concerned. He also had a cold and a sinus infection and has just recently Since it is the weekend I can t take him to his doctor, so I was wondering what may be causing this and rather I should be more concerned or if it can wait until the weekend is over.
Thu, 8 Sep 2016
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Hello,

I can understand your concern. The gums might seem swollen as the primary teeth might be erupting into the oral cavity around this age. At this time, the gums overlying the erupting teeth become sore and they cause pain which makes the child fussy and irritable along with his denial to eat anything.

However, the swollen lymph nodes indicates presence of infection which might be in the gums as an alternative to the diagnosis of the erupting teeth. The gums in rare cases swell and get infected and bleed a lot in small children. It may require treatment with professional cleaning/scaling and a course of antibiotics.

I would recommend you to apply orajel over the gums for easy eruption of the teeth. In addition, consult a dentist or pedodontist after the weekend is over for clinical examination of the oral cavity and ruling out presence of infection.

I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish your son recovers soon.

Best,
Dr. Viraj Shah
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Suggest Treatment For Swollen Lymph Nodes With Cold

Hello, I can understand your concern. The gums might seem swollen as the primary teeth might be erupting into the oral cavity around this age. At this time, the gums overlying the erupting teeth become sore and they cause pain which makes the child fussy and irritable along with his denial to eat anything. However, the swollen lymph nodes indicates presence of infection which might be in the gums as an alternative to the diagnosis of the erupting teeth. The gums in rare cases swell and get infected and bleed a lot in small children. It may require treatment with professional cleaning/scaling and a course of antibiotics. I would recommend you to apply orajel over the gums for easy eruption of the teeth. In addition, consult a dentist or pedodontist after the weekend is over for clinical examination of the oral cavity and ruling out presence of infection. I hope this information helps you. Thank you for choosing HealthcareMagic. I wish your son recovers soon. Best, Dr. Viraj Shah