The concept of benign lymph nodes is relative to malignant, and the common causes include acute and chronic inflammation, tuberculous lymphadenitis, and nodular disease.
1. Acute and chronic inflammation: there are obvious primary lesions, such as periodontitis, mumps, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, etc. Benign lymph node enlargement can occur, and often can be palpated in the neck, submandibular and other places with pressure and pain, good mobility lymph nodes, lymph nodes will be reduced after anti-inflammatory treatment.
2. Tuberculous lymphadenitis: it occurs in young and middle-aged people, often accompanied by a history of tuberculosis, patients have low fever, night sweats, fatigue, cough and other symptoms, lymph nodes can have multiple enlargement, hard, poor mobility, and need anti-tuberculosis treatment.
3. Nodular disease: belongs to a kind of immune disease, often invade the lung door, the whole body lymph nodes can be enlarged, and malignant lymph nodes are difficult to distinguish, common treatment for hormone therapy to control the condition.
Lymph nodes are enlarged, it is recommended to consult the hospital, standardized examination and treatment.