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Swollen lymphnodes in the absence of other symptoms
Hello Medhelp! I hope someone will be able to shine some light over this matter.
I was diagnosed with GHSV-1 over two months ago. I am pretty sure I did have it before (mostly due to the likely incubation time). I first then noticed that a lymph node on my right side of the groin was noticeable when pressing against it. It is a little hard but it really is not big, smaller than a pea. I'm not concerned about it physically. The thing is it has remained "swollen" ever since.
Does this mean that I am having a continuous outbreak even though I haven't had any more lesions? What I am thinking most about is the risk of transmission, if it is like if I am having an outbreak even though I have no lesions.
Does anyone have information about this? Is it common to have a (mildly) swollen lymphnode this long after an outbreak? Thanks for your help!
I was diagnosed with GHSV-1 over two months ago. I am pretty sure I did have it before (mostly due to the likely incubation time). I first then noticed that a lymph node on my right side of the groin was noticeable when pressing against it. It is a little hard but it really is not big, smaller than a pea. I'm not concerned about it physically. The thing is it has remained "swollen" ever since.
Does this mean that I am having a continuous outbreak even though I haven't had any more lesions? What I am thinking most about is the risk of transmission, if it is like if I am having an outbreak even though I have no lesions.
Does anyone have information about this? Is it common to have a (mildly) swollen lymphnode this long after an outbreak? Thanks for your help!
Best Answer
Almost all adults have one or more pea-sized (or larger) nontender nodes in the groin. Mostly they are scarred nodes from distant past infections; maybe in this case from your herpes if you had genital lesions when diagnosed. But herpes doesn't cause lymph node inflammation in the absence of obvious lesions, and recurrent herpes rarely causes lymph node inflammation.
I also saw a nurse who said that it was probably nothing to worry about. So you think that it is probably quite normal as it is not tender nor especially big? That it should not be an indicator that I'm having some kind of prolonged two months long outbreak? That it's most likely a scarred node or something?
Thanks for the help, means a lot.
Thanks for the help, means a lot.
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