Tonsil removal may cause enlarged lymph nodes.
After tonsil removal due to the tonsil fossa trauma itself inflammatory stimulation may cause lymph node reactive hyperplasia, enlargement. If there are symptoms of swelling and pain in the pharyngeal wound after tonsillectomy, it is considered to be a combination of infection and other conditions, which need to be strengthened with anti-infective treatment, gargling and other symptomatic treatments. After the local inflammation subsides, the lymph node enlargement may subside on its own.
The tonsils themselves are immune organs and have a certain defense function for the human body. If the tonsils are removed, infectious diseases in the upper respiratory tract may lead to compensation and proliferation of other immune organs. Lymph nodes are also part of the immune system, so they may also become enlarged due to inflammatory stimuli.
Therefore, if lymph node enlargement occurs after tonsil removal, it is also recommended to go to the hospital in time, according to the cause of targeted treatment.