Do swollen lymph nodes itch?

When lymph nodes are swollen, there are often a variety of symptoms, including itching of the skin. The main reason is lymphadenitis. Because it is an inflammation, it will cause itching and pain. This can improve blood circulation and relieve the patient's symptoms. If it is serious, you should go to the hospital for examination in time. Treat with certain anti-inflammatory drugs.

1 Will superficial lymph node swelling itch?

Superficial lymphadenopathy may be itchy. The most common cause of superficial lymph node enlargement is lymphadenitis. Inflammation can cause both pain and itching. Usually, you can apply hot compresses to help improve circulation, relieve symptoms, and help shrink lymph nodes. So, superficial lymph node enlargement may be itchy.

2 What to do if superficial lymph nodes swell and itch

If the lymphadenitis is mild, it will get better naturally after a period of time; or you can take some ordinary anti-inflammatory drugs or get some anti-inflammatory injections and it will get better. This is not a problem. But if the swelling is severe and does not heal after long-term anti-inflammatory treatment, then Chinese medicine treatment is necessary.

When the lymph nodes become inflamed, the patient will experience local itching symptoms. At this time, scratching cannot be used to relieve the symptoms. You can use ice cubes for cold compresses or apply anti-itching ointment. Patients need to receive treatment for multiple causes such as oral ulcers, and should focus on antibacterial and anti-inflammatory treatment. In normal times, they should avoid skin infections or trauma, wash the skin frequently with warm water, and be careful not to eat spicy foods such as ginger, otherwise it is very easy to cause getting angry, which may cause the disease to recur.

3 Causes of superficial lymphadenopathy

1. Acute infection caused by bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, etc., such as acute cellulitis, upper respiratory tract infection, infectious mononucleosis, scrub typhus, etc.

2. Chronic infection with bacteria, fungi, worms, chlamydia, spirochete disease, filariasis, venereal lymphadenopathy, syphilis, AIDS, etc.

3. Tumor

Malignant lymphomas, Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Leukemia, acute lymphocytic leukemia, acute non-lymphocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia, plasma cell leukemia, etc. Plasma cell neoplasms, multiple myeloma, primary macroglobulinemia. Tumor metastasis, gastric cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, etc. Reactive hyperplasia