Neck swelling
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Neck swelling
Some neck swelling may be present after an injury to the neck. This type of swelling will go away once healing begins.
Other causes of neck swelling include:
- Enlarged lymph nodes from an infection, such as a sore throat or from a cancerous tumor.
- An enlarged thyroid gland from thyroid hormone changes.
- Deep neck abscesses from a throat or mouth infection.
- Cysts near the jaw, such as a thyroglossal duct cyst, or below the earlobe, such as a branchial cleft cyst.
- Swollen salivary glands.
- Mumps. Swelling of the parotid gland may cause facial and neck swelling.
Credits
| Author | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Tracy Landauer |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Last Updated | August 28, 2007 |
| Last updated: | August 28, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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