Small nodules in the skin of the throat (should be neck skin) in elderly women with pressure pain after one year may be caused by cervical lymphadenitis, sebaceous cysts or lymph node tuberculosis.
1. Cervical lymphadenitis: it can be caused by inflammation of the surrounding tissues or spontaneous inflammation of the lymph nodes. The difference between lymphadenitis and lymphoma lies in the fact that lymphadenitis is painful when pressed, while lymphoma is a painless node. Rapid enlargement may be the result of a recent acute infection in the surrounding area.
2. Sebaceous cysts: A cystic swelling caused by an overproduction of sebaceous glands, resulting in the accumulation of large amounts of sebum inside the sebaceous glands. Sebaceous cysts that have been untreated for a year may cause pressure and pain because of compression of the peripheral nerves or inflammation when they become large, and they can increase in size rapidly when the endocrine secretion is strong.
3. Lymph node tuberculosis: Due to the infection of cervical lymph nodes by tuberculosis bacillus, the same symptoms of pain will appear, and the rapid increase may be due to the patient’s low immunity, tuberculosis bacillus reproduction accelerated.
Patients should immediately go to the hospital, clear the cause and treatment, usually appropriate exercise to enhance physical fitness, help to improve immunity, promote recovery.