Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck may be caused by pharyngitis or some other reasons, such as tuberculosis of lymph nodes, lymphoma, metastasis of malignant tumors and so on.
Enlarged lymph nodes in the neck may be caused by the spread of infection in neighboring areas. Inflammatory factors and substances draining to the lymph nodes in the neck through lymphatic vessels can stimulate the lymphatic tissues to reactive hyperplasia and lymph node enlargement occurs, such as acute pharyngitis, tonsillitis, gingivitis, etc. The patients usually have obvious symptoms of the primary infected foci such as pharyngeal pain and swelling, swollen gums, and fever.
In addition to inflammatory causes, certain other causes can also cause cervical lymph node enlargement, such as lymph node tuberculosis, lymphoma, malignant tumor lymph node metastasis. It is recommended that patients go to the hospital as soon as possible to find out the cause of the swelling and be treated accordingly under the guidance of professional doctors.