It's no secret that children are often sick.However, even an absolutely healthy baby can from time to time experience completely unexplained symptoms. Here it is possible to carry and a lymphonodus on a nape. Parents in this case it is important to keep in mind that this is not an independent disease, but only one of its signs. In order to find out,
Lymphadenitis
By the way, do you know that for increasedlymph nodes there is a special term - lymphadenitis. In this case, large lymph nodes can be large, and a whole group may be different. As a rule, the increase is due to the ingestion of a microbe or virus. This is a kind of "protective reaction" of the body, since the lymph node on the occiput is a kind of a thin filter that passes the lymph, but retains foreign particles. These particles come into contact with lymphocytes; thus, an immune response is formed. Consequently, this does not always indicate the presence of the disease - perhaps, the pathogenic object was safely disarmed.
How does this happen
Lymphonoduses on the nape of the head?This indicates, first of all, that the viruses penetrated into the skin or mucous membrane "swam" to the lymph nodes by the capillaries. Then the process of fighting the pathogen begins. If this microbe is already known to the body, it will be quickly rendered harmless. With an unfamiliar pathogen, general mechanisms are included. In the lymph node, thus, a large number of cells accumulate, and the more actively the process passes, the larger it will become. At the touch, he can react with a sharp pain. If the lymph node at the nape is constantly enlarged, this may indicate that the infection was delayed for a long time, and the inflammation became chronic.
Infection
How to understand that lymphadenitis is a symptomacute disease? In this case it is necessary to closely monitor all signs of the disease. If the lymph nodes on the nape of the child swollen and are very sore, the temperature of the baby is increased, he coughs, refuses to eat, you should not try to self-medicate. It is strictly forbidden to apply compresses on the affected area. Doctors advise giving the patient a febrifuge and going to the hospital.
An enlarged lymph node at the nape of the neck may beone of the signs of a blood disease or even an oncological process, as well as toxoplasmosis. The lymphatic system tries to prevent the spread of the malignant process through the body. That is why when removing the tumor specialists point out the advisability of removing all nearby lymph nodes. This procedure significantly reduces the risk of recurrence of the tumor. The same applies to irradiation - it should be subjected not only to the neoplasm, but also regional lymph nodes.
Mononucleosis
Often an inflamed lymph node at the back of the headindicates the presence of mononucleosis in the child. Thus lymphonoduses can reach one centimeter in diameter and differ a soft consistence. When recovered, they quickly return to normal.
