Causes of lymphadenitis in children

Lymph node inflammation in children is a very common disease with many symptoms, but many parents do not understand this. Knowing more about the related causes of the disease will help prevent and treat the disease, and avoid deterioration caused by not receiving timely treatment after the onset of the disease. So what are the causes of lymph node inflammation in children? Let’s take a closer look.

Chronic lymphadenitis

Most of them have obvious infection foci, and often localized lymph node enlargement, pain and tenderness. The diameter usually does not exceed 2 to 3 cm, and will shrink after anti-inflammatory treatment. Inguinal lymphadenopathy, especially long-standing, unchanged, flat lymphadenopathy, is usually of no significance. However, unexplained enlargement of the cervical and supraclavicular lymph nodes indicates a systemic lymphoproliferative disease and should be taken seriously and further examined and confirmed.

Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Symptoms include fever, sweating, fatigue, and increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, which are more common in young and middle-aged people. It is often accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis. The texture of the lymph nodes is uneven, some parts are lighter (caseous change), some parts are harder (fibrosis or calcification), and they are adhered to each other and the skin, so their mobility is poor. These patients have positive tuberculin tests and blood tuberculosis antibodies.

Malignant lymphoma

It can also be seen in any age group. The lymph node enlargement is often painless and progressive, ranging in size from soybean to jujube, and of medium hardness. Generally, there is no adhesion to the skin, and they do not fuse with each other in the early and middle stages, so they are movable. In the later stages, the lymph nodes may grow very large or fuse into large masses with a diameter of more than 20 cm, invading the skin and taking a long time to heal after rupturing.

The above analysis on the causes of lymphadenitis in children is hoped to help parents and friends. We also hope that parents and friends can do a good job of dietary conditioning when treating their children, pay attention to a light diet, prevent infection, and treat the disease as soon as possible once it is discovered. Diseases that cause lymphadenitis, such as dental lesions and upper respiratory tract infections, should be treated in time.