Symptom: Swollen lymph nodes

Swollen lymph nodes: Swelling or enlargement of the lymph nodes
Introduction: The lymph nodes are part of the lymphatic system that is part of the immune system. Lymph nodes often swell in response to infection or disease. Sometimes this is somewhat inaccurately called "swollen glands" (lymph nodes are not glands; they do not secrete anything). The most common locations of lymph node swelling are in the neck, groin and underarm, though many other locations are possible.

Detailed cause information for symptom: Swollen lymph nodes:

Possible causes of symptom: Swollen lymph nodes (36 conditions)

Medical conditions causing symptom: Swollen lymph nodes (56 conditions)

Medical conditions causing complication: Swollen lymph nodes (1 conditions)

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Types of Swollen lymph nodes: swollen glands (56), swollen neck lymph nodes (20), Swollen neck lymph nodes (20)
Symptoms related to Swollen lymph nodes: lymph symptoms (48), swelling (281), neck swelling (30), neck lump (5), neck symptoms (59), groin swelling (11), groin symptoms (15), underarm swelling, underarm symptoms (23)
Swollen lymph nodes type of: Swelling symptoms (281), Lymph symptoms (48), Swollen glands (56)
Symptoms: symptom center, symptom groups, symptom descriptions

Possible causes of symptom: Swollen lymph nodes: The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Swollen lymph nodes as a symptom. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Numerous conditions and infections can cause swollen lymph nodes including:
- Common cold
- Infections
- Viruses
- Mononucleosis
- Tonsilitis
- Lymphoma
- Hodgkin's disease
- Leukemia
- Tuberculosis
- Sarcoidosis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Secondary syphilis (type of Syphilis)
- Yaws
- Cat scratch fever
- Lymphatic obstruction
Causes of swollen neck glands include:
- Common cold
- Upper respiratory infection
- Mononucleosis
- Sore throat
- Strep throat
- Viral infection
- Bacterial infection
- Sinus infection
- Ear infection
- Skin infection (type of Skin conditions)
- Dental conditions
- Syphilis
- Tuberculosis
- Hodgkin's disease
- Numerous other infections can cause swollen neck glands

Conditions listing symptoms: Swollen lymph nodes: The following list of conditions have 'Swollen lymph nodes' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

African Sleeping sickness ... swollen lymph nodes

Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome ... enlarged lymph nodes

B

Barmah Forest virus ... swollen lymph glands

Bartholin's abscess ... swollen groin lymph nodes

Boil ... local lymph node swelling

Bubonic plague ... swollen glands, swollen groin lymph nodes, swollen neck lymph nodes

C

Cat scratch disease ... swollen lymph nodes

Cellulitis ... swollen lymph nodes

Chagas disease ... Regional lymphadenopathy, generalized lymphadenopathy

Chancroid ... swollen groin lymph nodes

Chronic Granulomatous Disease ... swollen glands, swollen lymph nodes

Common Variable Immunodeficiency ... swollen glands, swollen lymph nodes

Cytomegalovirus ... swollen lymph glands

D

Dengue fever ... swollen lymph nodes

Diphtheria ... enlarged neck lymph nodes

Dry socket ... swollen jaw lymph glands, swollen lymph glands near the ear, swollen lymph glands near the ear

E

East African Trypanosomiasis ... swollen lymph nodes

Erysipelas ... enlarged local lymph nodes

Esophagus Cancer ... swollen neck lymph glands

G

Gingivostomatitis ... lymphadenopathy

H

HIV/AIDS ... swollen lymph glands, enlarged lymph nodes

Hodgkin's Disease ... painless swollen lymph nodes, neck lymph node swelling, underarm lymph node swelling, groin lymph node swelling

J

Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis ... swollen lymph nodes, swollen neck lymph nodes

K

Kawasaki disease ... enlarged neck lymph nodes

L

Leishmaniasis ... swollen glands

Leukemia ... Swollen lymph nodes

Listeriosis ... enlarged lymph nodes

Lupus ... Swollen glands, enlarged lymph nodes

Lyme disease ... swollen lymph nodes

Lymphatic Filariasis ... swollen groin lymph nodes, lymphedema, swollen lymph nodes

Lymphogranuloma venereum ... swollen groin lymph nodes, swollen lymph nodes, swollen abdominal lymph nodes

Lymphoma ... swollen groin lymph nodes, swollen lymph nodes, swollen neck lymph nodes

M

Mesenteric Adenitis ... Swollen abdominal lymph nodes

Mononucleosis ... enlarged neck lymph nodes, enlarged lymph nodes

N

Neuronal Migration Disorders ... lymphedema

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... painless swollen lymph nodes, neck lymph node swelling, underarm lymph node swelling, groin lymph node swelling

P

Pharyngitis ... swollen glands, swollen neck lymph glands

Plague ... swollen glands, swollen groin lymph nodes, swollen neck lymph nodes, swollen lymph glands, swollen lymph glands

Q

Queensland tick typhus ... enlarged local lymph nodes

Quinsy ... swollen neck lymph glands

R

Respiratory diphtheria ... enlarged neck lymph nodes

Rubella ... swollen lymph glands, swollen neck lymph glands

S

Sarcoidosis ... enlarged lymph nodes

Scarlet fever ... swollen neck lymph glands

Scrub typhus ... regional lymphadenopathy

Serum sickness ... swollen lymph glands

Strep throat ... swollen lymph nodes in neck

Syphilis ... enlarged lymph nodes return to normal, swollen groin lymph nodes, enlarged groin lymph nodes, swollen neck lymph nodes, swollen lymph glands, swollen lymph glands, enlarged lymph nodes

Systemic Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis ... enlarged lymph nodes

T

Thyroid cancer ... Swollen lymph nodes, Swollen neck lymph nodes

Tonsilitis ... enlarged neck lymph glands, enlarged jaw lymph glands

Toxoplasmosis ... enlarged neck lymph nodes, enlarged lymph nodes

Typhus ... swollen lymph nodes

W

West African Trypanosomiasis ... swollen lymph nodes

West Nile fever ... swollen lymph glands

Whipple's Disease ... swollen glands

Conditions listing complications: Swollen lymph nodes: The following list of conditions have 'Swollen lymph nodes' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

L

Lymphogranuloma venereum ... lymphedema

Last revised: Dec 5, 2003

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