10 Strep Throat Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #4: Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes
The lymph nodes are the part of the body’s immune system that helps fight off infections and filters foreign pathogens and cancer cells. There are about eight hundred lymph nodes in the human body, with approximately three hundred in the neck.
Cervical lymph nodes or lymph nodes in the neck are often affected in various conditions, such as tumors, inflammation, and infection. In viral infections, the lymph nodes can enlarge, a condition known as lymphadenopathy. When affected, the lymph nodes can become inflamed, swollen, hard, and tender. In strep throat, the lymph nodes will return to normal once the infection is treated.
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