How Big Are The Swollen Lymph Nodes

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you said lymph nodes are common; what if just one lymph node is swollen

in your reply to someone you said that lymph nodes are very common in hiv infected people. what about if just one node is swollen? if it were hiv would that necessarily mean that more nodes would be swollen? i had unprotected sex. i have a...

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.

Harvard Medical School

Enlarged lymph nodes are part and parcel of HIV. These enlarged lymph nodes represent the body's attempt at fighting off the HIV virus. Usually there is "generalized lymphadenopathy"; what this means is that there are many swollen... Read more »

lymph nodes big behind ear

hello, I am just wondering about something that i have just found about a month ago. There is a... Read more »

Response from Andrew T. Pavia, M.D. »

swollen lymph nodes

Doctor how can you tell if you have swollen lymph nodes? I mean what do they look like and how big... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

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Swollen lymph nodes

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Hi, can anybody tell me how big the swollen lymph nodes are on a person with HIV in early stage or treatment
stage ? Does the swollen lymph node pain ? I had a risk exposure two months ago. now I have small swollen
lymph nodes in my right and left... Read more »

lymph nodes swollen

Posted by jalarm, 1 Reply

I have swollen lymph nodes in my groin and under my arms near my triceps and they are kinda painful. I have had this for a little over a week. i went to the doctor and he said they were not bad, not too big and not red or anything else like that. ... Read more »

Swollen lymph nodes

Posted by Lumano1, 2 Replies

Hello everyone,

I have had a relatively low risk exposure about 7 weeks ago, and since then have done several tests including DNA/PCR,DUO and rapid HIV TEST,all came back negative.
Though my worry is I have had a couple of swollen lymph nodes in the... Read more »

Stress and swollen lymph nodes

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Ok, gang, question. Dr. Holidny states in his Viral Load forum that lymph nodes don't swell because you push on them a lot or when you are stressed. Yet, I see a lot of smart people here say that stress can cause swollen lymph nodes. Further, people... Read more »

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