Common causes of enlarged lymph nodes include inflammatory irritation, lymph node tuberculosis, immune system disorders, and tumors, etc. Treatments are different for different causes. If the diagnosis is wrong and the treatment measures chosen are inappropriate, it may lead to swollen lymph nodes that never go away.
1. Inflammatory stimulation: bacterial infection can be caused by the application of antibiotics, such as cefaclor, etc.; viral infection can be applied to antiviral drugs, such as ribavirin. For acute lymphadenitis, the treatment process is faster, while chronic lymphadenitis, after the correct treatment also need at least one month of time.
2. Lymph node tuberculosis: Lymph node tuberculosis will lead to lymph node enlargement that does not subside, and can be combined with isoniazid, rifampicin and other medicines; obvious symptoms and ulceration, some of which can be dealt with by surgery. Lymph node tuberculosis treatment is a long-term process. The shortest treatment program requires at least 3 months.
3. Immune system disorders: If lymph node enlargement caused by immune system disorders does not go away after treatment, it means that the treatment program is not effective, and you need to ask a professional doctor to change the treatment program.
4. Malignant tumors: common ones include lymphoma and various metastatic tumors, most of them need surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and other comprehensive treatments to control, and commonly used drugs include cisplatin and so on.
Lymph nodes have been enlarged does not subside, need to ask the specialist to reconsider the diagnosis and treatment plan. If there is no problem, there is also a possibility that the treatment time is not enough. Drugs should be applied under the guidance of a doctor.