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Swollen Sep 24, 2007 What can cause a lymph node to swell in the under the chin or what else could it be . I am hiv+ with a cd4 of 268.I was prescribed some clindanyacin recently will it help? |
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 Thanks for your post. Many things can cause an enlarged lymph node-- anything that causes immune system activation, in a way. For example, since your swollen node in under the chin, a tooth infection or herpes outbreak could cause this. Sometimes an enlarged node is a sign of a more systemic problem, like HIV itself. I'll assume that your doctor gave you the antibiotic clindamycin because he or she is thinking of a bacterial infection as the cause. Hope this helps. BY | ||||||||
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