Los ganglios linfáticos agrandados ocurren cuando los ganglios se llenan de células inflamatorias. Esto a menudo es el resultado de una infección, pero puede ocurrir sin una causa conocida. Debajo de la piel, hay alrededor de 10 ganglios linfáticos pequeños en el área de la ingle. Contienen células inmunitarias que combaten las infecciones y filtran las sustancias nocivas del cuerpo. Cuando su cuerpo está luchando contra una infección, pueden hincharse a un tamaño que puede sentirlos.

Rareza:Común

Síntomas

Bulto hinchado que generalmente se puede mover
El ganglio linfático puede estar sensible
Es posible que tenga fiebre.

Tratamiento

Debe llamar a un médico para ver si su ganglio linfático necesita o no ser revisado. Los ganglios linfáticos agrandados generalmente se encogerán por sí solos. Para acelerar el proceso, intente aplicar una compresa húmeda y tibia en el área afectada.

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Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH.

Associate Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Dr. Rothschild has been a faculty member at Brigham and Women’s Hospital where he is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He currently practices as a hospitalist at Newton Wellesley Hospital. In 1978, Dr. Rothschild received his MD at the Medical College of Wisconsin and trained in internal medicine followed by a fellowship in critical care medicine. He also received an MP...

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