What should I do if my child has lymph nodes on his head?

The structure of the human body is quite complex, and lymph is a relatively important part of the body. It is normal for children to have lymph growing on their heads. Generally, most of the human lymphatic system is in the head or neck. Children have poor resistance during their growth and are easily infected by bacteria, which can lead to the growth of lymph on their heads. Parents can observe carefully.

What should I do if my child has lymph nodes on his head?

Seventy to eighty percent of the body's lymph nodes are located in the head and neck, helping us guard the "gate". All bacteria and viruses enter the body through this channel. Every time a child comes into contact with a new bacteria, the lymph nodes react, grow larger, and produce antibodies to fight the bacteria. This is how your child's immune system grows. After adults have been exposed to most bacteria, their lymph nodes will not react as strongly because they have already developed resistance. So there is no need to worry about swollen lymph nodes in your child's head.

Systemic lymphatic

head

First check whether the face is symmetrical, swollen, and whether the acne has increased or changed. Then check whether the whites of the eyes are yellow or red, whether the eyes are pale and lifeless, and whether the angle of the eyes is normal. Then use your index finger to gently push the tip of your nose upwards to see if there are any changes inside the nostrils, then lightly touch the outside of the nose to see if there is any swelling or abnormality. Finally, use the thumb, index finger and middle finger of both hands to gently pinch the ear to see if there is any pain or lumps.

Use your index and middle fingers to gently touch and move all the lymph node tissue around the head, including in front of the ears, under the collar, tonsils, deep neck chain, clavicle, behind the ears, occipital bone, shallow neck, back neck chain, etc. Pay attention to whether there are any abnormalities in size, shape, and contour. If there are any abnormalities, pay attention to whether there is unilateral nasal congestion, nosebleed or ear congestion, and seek medical treatment as soon as possible.

Oral

First observe whether there are any differences in the color, opening and closing mobility, and shape of the lips. Open your mouth again and check carefully to see if there are any painless red or white patches or abnormal lumps on the lips and back of the tongue. Check whether the inner cheek membranes and dental caries are red, swollen, hardened, thickened, or have spots (especially white spots). Also, stretch, retract and flip the tongue to observe whether there is vibration, asymmetry, difficulty in movement and abnormal color, and whether the surface, tip and edges of the tongue are varicose or swollen.

Secondly, use both hands to touch the parotid cheeks, submandibular area and neck to observe whether there are painless lumps or enlarged lymph nodes. The precursor symptoms of oral cancer that need to be alerted include: 1. Fixed ulcers on the oral mucosa (upper and lower lips, tongue, gums, etc.) that do not heal after 3 to 4 weeks of treatment.

breast

Women should usually perform a breast examination within a week of their menstrual period (or any other day if they have not had their menstrual period).

Take off your shirt and look in front of a full-length mirror to see if your breasts are symmetrical, if your skin is shiny and has a normal color, and if there is any venous dilation or edema. Then raise your arms and check whether the breasts on both sides are on the same level, whether the color of the areola is the same, whether there are any pitting depressions in the skin, whether there are any orange peel-like changes, whether there are regional depressions (dimple sign), whether the nipple skin is shed or eroded, and whether the nipple is elevated or retracted.

Raise both arms again and do the same check. Secondly, lie on your back, place one hand under your head, and use the five fingertips of the other hand to gently press and touch in a clockwise direction from the outside to the inside to check for any lumps, thickening or pain, alternating between the two hands. Pay attention to any abnormalities in the upper lateral and subabdominal lymph nodes.