What's going on with the lumps on both sides of my child's neck?

Because the immunity of newborns is not as strong as that of adults, it is easy for children to develop various symptoms after pathogens invade their bodies, such as rashes on the skin, fever, diarrhea, etc. In severe cases, there may even be blood in the stool. So, what is the cause if some small red rashes grow on both sides of a child's neck? Today, the editor will introduce it to you.

Lymph nodes are important immune organs in the human body and are distributed throughout the body. A normal human body has about 500 to 600 lymph nodes, which are divided into superficial lymph nodes and deep lymph nodes. Each group of lymph nodes collects lymph from the corresponding drainage area. Normal lymph nodes are very small, with a diameter of 0.2 to 0.5 cm. They are soft in texture, smooth in surface, non-tender, and have no adhesion to adjacent tissues. Therefore, superficial lymph nodes are not easily palpable. Deep lymph nodes need to be examined by lymphangiography, radionuclide scanning, ultrasound, CT, endoscopy and other techniques.

1. Common causes and characteristics of lymphadenopathy

Lymph node enlargement may be caused by local lesions or it may be a manifestation of systemic disease. According to the course of the disease, lymphadenopathy can be divided into acute and chronic; according to pathological changes, it can be divided into reactive, infiltrative and primary lymphatic tissue lesions. Clinically, lymphadenopathy is usually divided into two categories: localized lymphadenopathy and systemic lymphadenopathy based on the extent of the disease.

1. Infectious lymphadenopathy

It is seen in acute and chronic inflammation of tissues and organs within the drainage range of the lymph nodes, such as cervical lymph node enlargement caused by tonsillitis, gingivitis, etc.; axillary lymph node enlargement caused by inflammation of the chest wall, breast and other parts (picture); inguinal lymph node enlargement caused by infection of the perineum, buttocks, calves and other parts.

2. Lymph node metastasis of malignant tumor

The swollen lymph nodes caused by tumor metastasis are hard in texture, sometimes feel rubbery, generally not tender, may be adhered to the surrounding tissues, and sometimes the boundaries of the swollen lymph nodes are unclear.

It can be seen from this that it is a common phenomenon for children to have red rashes on both sides of their necks. In addition to the lymph nodes mentioned above, generally speaking, it is because children wear too many clothes, which causes the sweat secreted by the sweat glands to be unable to be discharged from the body in time, thus causing prickly heat. Of course, the possibility of blisters cannot be ruled out, so if this problem occurs, the editor recommends that you go to a nearby hospital for treatment, which is safer.