Dr. Amit Kumar Modi
Pediatrics
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Hello doctor,
A 5-year-old boy has a neck mass or lump on his right side of the neck under the jaw. He feels pain while swallowing food and if he touches it. No fever, no cough, no cold, no complications. The lump is visible and was observed yesterday. We have visited a doctor and he advised to take antibiotics (Taxim-O Forte) with Paracetamol syrup for seven days. After seven days, if it does not go away, he suggested some additional tests. Could you please let me know if this is some major problem and any further diagnosis needs to be done immediately?
Hello,
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The mass or lump that is being felt may be inflammation of local gland due to infection or lymph node enlargement. Both of these will respond to the antibiotics given. In case that it does not resolve, then a further workup is recommended which include radiological, pathological as well as blood investigation.
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