What to do if toothache causes lymph node pain

Toothache is not a serious illness. It may be caused by the hot weather and severe internal heat. Drinking some chrysanthemum tea to reduce the internal heat will relieve the toothache. But toothache not only causes tooth pain, it also causes a series of chain reactions. For example, it can cause headaches, and toothaches can cause lymph pain. In the opinion of the relevant personnel, this situation may require anti-infective treatment. How should it be treated specifically?

Lymph node is an organ unique to mammals (waterfowl also have two pairs of lymph nodes) and is an important immune organ in the human body. It is a round or oval structure, mostly concentrated in the neck, mesentery, axilla and groin, and connected to the lymphatic vessels. The superficial lymph nodes of normal people are very small, with a diameter of less than 0.5 cm. The surface is smooth and soft, with no adhesion to the surrounding tissues and no tenderness. Swollen lymph nodes are the beacon tower of the human body and an alarm device.

Lymph nodes are distributed throughout the body, and only the more superficial ones can be touched. The neck, submandibular area, supraclavicular fossa, axilla, and groin are easiest to feel. When the lymph nodes are swollen, round, oval or cord-like nodules can be felt under the skin. If you feel swollen lymph nodes under the jaw, it means there is a lesion in the mouth. Such as tonsillitis, periodontitis, etc. When a cluster of spherical bumps appear on the neck, cervical tuberculosis should be considered first.

Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma can often feel swollen lymph nodes in the neck. Swollen lymph nodes in the armpit often indicate disease in the upper limbs or breasts. Swollen inguinal lymph nodes are a sign of infectious disease in the lower limbs and buttocks.

In addition, people are reminded not to ignore the pathological reactions caused by uterine cancer, testicular cancer, and rectal cancer. Enlarged left supraclavicular lymph nodes usually indicate that cancer cells in the abdominal cavity have metastasized along the thoracic duct. Such as liver cancer, stomach cancer, colon cancer, etc. Enlarged right supraclavicular lymph nodes indicate that cancer cells in the chest cavity have metastasized upward along the right lymphatic vessels. Such as lung cancer, esophageal cancer, etc. When suffering from lymphocytic leukemia, lymph nodes throughout the body will become swollen.

Understanding the nature of lymphadenopathy is also important for the diagnosis of the disease. If it is an acute or chronic inflammation, the lymph nodes are soft and movable, have no adhesion to the surrounding tissues and skin, and have a sense of freedom. In the acute phase, there are typical symptoms of redness, swelling, heat and pain. In the early stages of lymph node tuberculosis, there is no adhesion to the skin and surrounding tissues, but the disease may continue to swell as it worsens. But it does not exceed the size of a walnut. Later, it may adhere and fuse into pieces, change, rupture, and discharge yellow-brown pus or tofu-like substances.

Lymph node swelling caused by cancer is mostly hard like stone, with uneven appearance, and may adhere to the skin, without pain or tenderness. In lymphocytic leukemia, the swollen lymph nodes are movable, non-sticky, non-hard, smooth, painless, and do not fester or ulcerate.

Lymph nodes are the most important immune organs in the human body. They are the organs that receive antigen stimulation and produce immunity.

The site of the response reaction, which has filtration, proliferation and immune functions. Normal superficial lymph nodes in the human body are very small, with a diameter of less than 0.5 cm. The surface is smooth and soft, with no adhesion to the surrounding tissues and no tenderness. Lymphadenopathy refers to the swelling of the submandibular, axillary, groin and other lymph nodes due to inflammation, which is caused by the stimulation of bacteria and their toxins and can be clearly felt by hand, and is often accompanied by symptoms of pain. There are many causes of the disease. When an infection occurs in a certain part of the body, bacteria pass through the lymph nodes with the lymph fluid, which can cause swelling and pain in the lymph nodes. When the body suffers from malignant tumors, they often metastasize along the lymphatic vessels and stay in the lymph nodes to divide and proliferate, causing the lymph nodes to swell.