衛教單張HealthEducation首頁衛教單張CervicalLymphadenopathy頸部淋巴結腫大(英文)衛教資訊衛教單張衛教影片衛教海報衛教諮詢正確用藥教育中心衛教講座衛教講座報名爸媽教室哺乳聚會孕產課程健康城市中醫講座正確用藥CervicalLymphadenopathy頸部淋巴結腫大(英文)文章分享首頁分享至FaceBook分享至LineQrcode列印A-A+CervicalLymphadenopathy頸部淋巴結腫大(英文)2021/2/2Lymphnodesareapartofthebody'simmunesystem,helpingthebodyfightagainsttheinvasionofforeignbacteria,virusesandsoon.Normaladultshaveabout800to1,000lymphnodes,aboutathirdofthem,or200to300,intheneck.Asacommonsayinggoes,"illnessfindsitswayinthroughthemouth,theestablishmentoftheinfectionrouteoracquiredimmunityinthehumanbodymostlystartsfromtheupperrespiratoryanddigestivesystem,somoreimmunedefensesystemisneedednearthemouth,noseandthroat.Aslymphnodesactas"guardians"tofilter,storeorkillviralbacteriaorabnormalcells,lymphnodesswellasaredflagofdangeroncethehumanbodysuffersfrombacterialinfections(e.g.colds),orinafewcases,abnormalcells(e.g.lymphaticmetastasisofmalignanttumors,malignantlymphoma,andautoimmunediseases).CausesThegeneralpublicoftenfindswollenlymphnodesintheneckunderthefollowingcircumstances:Amotherfoundstheminadvertentlywhensheisbathingherchildwithsoap;ayoungmanhappenstofeelafewlymphnodesinthebackofhisneckthatareslightlypainfulifpressed;whenyouhaveacoldortoothache,youcanfeellymphnodesononesideofyourchinthatcausepain;youngadultsmayaccidentallyfeelpainlessswollenlymphnodesintheupperneck;andadultmenwhodrink,smokeorchewbetelnuthaveexperiencedpersistentsorethroatsforseveralweeksandhaveinadvertentlyfeltswollenlymphnodesinthemiddleoftheirneck.Incaseofcervicallymphnodeenlargement,itisgenerallysuspectedwhetherthereareanysourcesofinfectionattheadjacentsites,suchasupperrespiratorytractinfection(colds),oralmucosalulcer,toothdecayorperiodontaldisease,woundsorulcersintheskinoftheheadandneck;whetherthereareotherchronicsourcesofinfection,suchastuberculosis;andwhetherthereisanycontactwithcatsanddogs,ortravelhistoryinepidemicareasabroad.Thenextthingtoconsideriswhetherthere'sasmallchanceofatumor.Generallyspeaking,ifaswollenlymphnodeisfoundinthechin,itisusuallyn