Enlarged axillary lymph nodes can be caused by various reasons such as mastitis, breast hyperplasia, lymphoma and other diseases, and its symptoms may include localized redness, swelling, pain, fever, etc. depending on the cause. The danger of enlarged axillary lymph nodes includes discomfort, metabolic disorders, and compression of neighboring tissues.
1. Mastitis: If the obstruction of the milk ducts triggers the infection of pathogenic bacteria, the stimulation of inflammation causes localized inflammatory lumps in the breast, which will lead to axillary lymph node enlargement. Symptoms include redness, swelling and pain in the axillary lymph nodes, as well as fever caused by the buildup of inflammation. Its harm may cause localized discomfort in the armpit.
2. Breast hyperplasia: due to hormonal disorders, the breast parenchyma hyperplasia, hormonal metabolism abnormalities make hyperplasia may have axillary lymph node enlargement. Symptoms are felt as a lump, pain and so on. Its harm will lead to the body metabolism detoxification affected.
3. Lymphoma: the body’s immune system decreases, viral infection leads to the occurrence of cancer of immune system, lymphatic system spreads all over the body, and enlarged lymph nodes in armpit can not be ruled out as the result of lymphoma disease. Symptoms manifested as subcutaneous lumps, pain and so on. Its harm will be with the swelling of lymph nodes compressing neighboring tissues such as blood vessels, nerves and so on.
In addition, swollen lymph nodes in the armpit may also be caused by lymphatic metastasis of malignant tumors (such as lung cancer, breast cancer, etc.), axillary lymphatic tuberculosis, connective tissue disease and so on.
If the lymph nodes are swollen, red, swollen, painful, etc., it is recommended to go to the hospital to find out the cause of the swelling and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.