Some specific situations of baby's swollen lymph nodes

Baby's swollen lymph nodes is a problem that many parents are concerned about. Do you know what you can do? The editor here would like to provide you with some specific introductions to baby's swollen lymph nodes. We cannot ignore some basic situations too much. We must understand it clearly, so let’s take a look at it below!

1. Regarding the problem of children's lymph nodes: Many parents accidentally discovered that their baby had several small bags on his neck, the size of peanuts, which felt slippery to the touch. They thought that something was growing and rushed them to the hospital. This situation is very common and can be seen in almost every outpatient clinic. When I was working in the emergency surgery department, I encountered patients who came to the emergency room at night to see lymph nodes several times because parents found these bags when bathing their children at night.

2. Whether adults or children, everyone has many lymph nodes, and they are clustered in groups. Each group of lymph nodes is responsible for a part of the body. When bacteria and viruses that invade the body enter the lymph nodes from the lymphatic vessels, on the one hand, most of them can be filtered and eliminated by the lymph nodes, and on the other hand, they can stimulate the human immune system to cause an immune response, including reactive hyperplasia of lymph nodes. Therefore, lymph nodes are both a barrier and an alarm for the human body.

3. You generally cannot feel the lymph nodes of a baby when it is just born. After birth, the baby begins to come into contact with various pathogens. The baby's immune system continues to improve and mature through contact with pathogens. As part of the immune system, lymph nodes slowly proliferate in this process, so you can feel them in a large number of children, especially on the back of the head, neck, and behind the ears. Because these areas are relatively exposed and easier to be found, and also because children often have upper respiratory tract infections, the lymph nodes in these areas are often stimulated by inflammation and are prone to proliferate. This proliferation process will continue until puberty, and then the lymph nodes will gradually shrink and gradually become intangible, so adults rarely feel the lymph nodes.

4. According to statistics, about half of the children can feel the lymph nodes, so if your child can feel them, don’t be nervous, as most of them are normal hyperplasia. Normal lymph nodes are mostly the size of soybeans or peanuts, with a smooth surface, flexible texture, and the ability to slide. They are painless to the touch, and the child will not have any other discomfort. Dynamic observation is sufficient, and there is no need for injections, antibiotics, or Chinese medicine.

5. What you need to be vigilant about are abnormal changes in lymph nodes. It is generally believed that when the diameter of the lymph nodes in the neck and armpits exceeds 1 cm, and the diameter of the groin area exceeds 1.5 cm, the lymph nodes are considered abnormally swollen. Many children will find swollen lymph nodes after a cold or fever. When the lymph nodes continue to swell and do not subside, or the lymph nodes increase rapidly within a week or two, or several lymph nodes fuse into a mass and become very hard, fixed and unable to slide, or the child also has other physical symptoms, then you need to be careful. It is best to see a doctor to check to see if there is a problem and what the cause is, and then decide whether to treat it.

6. There are many reasons for abnormal changes in lymph nodes. The most common one is infection, including common bacterial and viral infections, as well as infections with special bacteria, viruses and other pathogens, which require anti-infection or symptomatic treatment. Some may also be manifestations of autoimmune diseases, malignant tumors and other diseases, such as the lymphoma and leukemia mentioned above. This is also the problem that parents are most worried about. Although it is relatively rare, it is more troublesome when encountered and requires a doctor to do a detailed examination to check.

These are the issues that parents are most worried about. What we can do is to understand some basic situations. It is not difficult for us to come up with some disease-related issues. We all hope that our babies are healthy, which is what we want most. So do you understand? I hope all your babies are healthy!