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HUGE SWOLLEN GLAND behind ear!! HELP!!
by jayjay345, Feb 28, 2008 07:54PM
it started 2 days ago. first it was just a pain by my jaw like i hit it or somthing. so i wusnt worried about it. but it started hurting more the next day and it got allitle bit swollen just allitle i went to sleep and woke up today looking deformed and it got even bigger during the day and now its huge. it doesnt hurt as much now. oh by the way before the pain in my node started i was sick. like 2 days before that i had a fever of 103 and body aches and muscle pains now there gone and my gland is like a basketball. could this be serious.
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You mentioned that you were sick before the lymph nodes appeared. Most of the time, the cause of lymph node swelling is infection. Any viral or bacterial can cause this swelling. However, there are other disease conditions that can present with lymph node swelling or enlargement. Examples would be lymphomas and metastatic carcinomas.
It would be best to have yourself seen by your doctor for proper evaluation and management.
Good luck.