For a start let's understand what is a lymph node and what its functions. At each person the number of lymph nodes can differ, it varies from 400 to 1000. Such formations in poles under elbows and knees, on a neck and under a jaw, axillary and inguinal zones, belly and chest cavities are located. Work of lymph nodes is in purifying the liquid passing across lymphatic canals. While the lymph gets into a knot cavity, the local immunity which is available in it suppresses microorganisms and any infection. If at lymphatic liquid there is a serious infection, then the lymph node does not manage to disinfect it in the usual mode, and it skoplyatsya. This congestion of liquid also leads to increase in the sizes of a lymph node and its inflammation. What to do if the lymph node - a subject of our article inflamed.
Whether lymph nodes because of nerves can inflame?
Actually nervous shocks and experiences are capable to provoke appearance of many diseases, even at first sight not connected with nervous system. But it does not touch lymph nodes, they inflame only in the presence of an infection and pathogenic microorganisms.
Often lymph nodes in the presence of such diseases inflame:
- Limfadenopatiya – is followed by increase in lymphatic formations. During this disease of people has no painful feelings. Such clinical picture indicates presence of infections in the next fabrics. For example, during a tonsillitis, cervical lymph nodes inflame, and at sexually transmitted infections – inguinal. When tooth hurts, the lymph node under a jaw inflames, it comes from the infected tooth.
- Lymphadenitis – it a disease is followed by very painful feelings. Increase in a lymph node is the result of inflammation in fabric of the education. The reason for that reduced local immunity which is not capable to cope with existence of pathogenic flora in a lymph. The started condition of such lymph node often comes to an end with removal of the saved pus with a surgical way.
- Malignant tumor to which presence can point a condition of lymph nodes when they are connected among themselves by continuous firm education.
The lymph node inflamed - than to treat?
Proceeding from above the given reasons, you should not self-medicate the inflamed lymph nodes categorically. For adequate assessment of their state and the medical certificate it is necessary to address the doctor, after survey he will be able to appoint necessary treatment. This treatment not always directionally on a lymph node, sometimes it is necessary to struggle with an infection which caused its inflammation.
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