When there is painful swelling of inguinal lymph nodes, there are reasons such as lower limb lymphangitis, tumor metastasis, genitourinary system infection, lymphoma and so on, which may be cancer.
1. Lower limb lymphangitis: it is caused by pathogenic bacteria entering into lymphatic vessels through trauma, surgical incision or local infection foci, and the pathogenic bacteria are mostly type B hemolytic streptococcus and staphylococcus aureus, and the patients may have the symptoms of inguinal lymph node enlargement combined with pain and fever at the time of disease onset.
2. Tumor metastasis: when patients suffering from malignant tumors of the skin of the lower limbs have metastasis of the inguinal lymph nodes of the tumors, inguinal lymph nodes will be enlarged and there will be local pain.
3. Genitourinary system infection: such as acute prepuce glans, after secondary infection, there will be inguinal lymph node swelling and pain.
4. Lymphoma: when lymphoma progresses rapidly, it can fuse with each other to form a mass, with poor mobility, and connects closely with the surrounding tissues, the enlarged lymph nodes can oppress the neighboring organs and cause corresponding symptoms, which will lead to inguinal lymph node enlargement and pain.
Inguinal lymph node swelling and pain may also be due to varicose veins of the lower extremities complicated by phlebitis, local cellulitis, etc., should be timely consultation, clear causes, standardized treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor, so as not to delay the condition.