Sore throat, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, tongue, dangerous?

The lymph node is an interretinal endothelial organization that produces white blood cells and antibodies to fight foreign invaders. When a foreign agent enters the body, the lymph nodes will swell and become painful or painless.
When the patient has pharyngitis, VA, tonsillitis, pharyngitis in the tongue, chronic otitis media ... will have swollen throat, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, tongue. The lymph nodes in the neck will be enlarged but with little or no pain.
Swollen and enlarged lymph nodes may stand alone or close together, adhere to the skin and other nearby tissues, lymph nodes may or may not be mobile, firm or tender. However, in the case of swollen lymph nodes, the pain can be benign, but it can also be an acute infection, even a dangerous disease.

Sore throat, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, tongue may or may not be dangerous. Therefore, with the initial symptoms, it is difficult to distinguish clearly between diseases such as: pharyngitis in the tongue, tonsillitis, pharyngitis with lymph nodes, ... with diseases that can cause death. , such as nasopharyngeal cancer.
If the patient ignores and ignores the symptoms of the disease, it can cause death. Basically, diseases such as pharyngitis in the tongue, tonsillitis, pharyngitis ... are benign diseases, causing uncomfortable conditions for the patient but not dangerous. However, with nasopharyngeal cancer, it is a malignant disease, the rate of development and progression of the disease is fast and unpredictable, so it threatens the patient's life.
Besides, if you encounter a disease of pharyngitis, pharyngitis in the tongue, tonsillitis... if not treated in time, it can cause many dangerous complications such as: nasopharyngeal abscess, bronchitis laryngitis, sinusitis or pneumonia, ..... When pharyngitis becomes severe, it will cause complications of pericarditis, arthritis... If left for a long time, it will make the throat swell, cough up blood leads to oropharyngeal cancer.

When seeing signs of sore throat, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, tongue, swollen lymph nodes, pain or no pain, the patient should be very calm, should not worry too much, and at the same time go to the doctor immediately.
When being examined and determined by a doctor, you should actively treat according to the doctor's prescription, not unfinished or delayed treatment.
Absolutely do not buy medicine to treat yourself because the disease not only does not heal but also leaves many disadvantages. People who often have sore throats should clean their throat and mouth daily by brushing their teeth after eating, before going to bed and after waking up.
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