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Where In The Body Lymph Nodes
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How many lymph nodes are in the body?What is the total number of lymphnodes in the body?My mother had 29 removed in just the rectal area and that seems like alot. ...
Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Lymph nodes are a collection of cells which help the immune system fight off foreign organisms. Basically every area in the body from the scalp all the way down to the feet as well as everything inside has a drainage pattern to lymph nodes. There...
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Swollen lymph nodes all over my bodyI was infected 4 months ago and tested positive 1 month ago. After 4 weeks of my exposure I had... Read more »One more lymph node question. Could my body be fighting HIV in only one place.Dr. Dezube:I did a deeper search and found that you answered an almost identical question. (Swollen... Read more »
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Lymph Nodes
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
OK weird question,and just a show of my stupidity about the human body, but where are these lymph nodes that swell after the initial infection.....and what do they look like....and feel like if they are infact swollen, due to the HIV....sorry for...
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Lymph nodes
Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies
No body in the "I'm infected?" area was willing to help me with this, are lymph nodes related to hiv infection (when sollen) painless and the size of a pea, and usually appear behind the ear or in the back of the neck?Will appreciate Read more » Lymph nodes or fat--seriously
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
I've gained some weight in the past few years and when feeling for my lymph nodes I can't tell (especially in groin or arm pit) whether I'm feeling fat or a node. do they feel the same? If they do feel the same how can you or your doctor tell the...
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lymph nodes
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
could hiv hiding in the lymph nodes cause a neg hiv test or would a elisa test pick up the infection after a long period of timeRead more »
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