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Symptoms » Neck swelling » Causes
 

Causes of Neck swelling

This section discusses 117 medical conditions causing Neck swelling. A simple discussion of these causes with additional information is below.

Causes of Neck swelling:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Neck swelling. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

Conditions listing medical symptoms: Neck swelling:

The following list of conditions have 'Neck swelling' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Antithyroid drugs - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Ascher syndrome ... goiter
  • Ataxia - diabetes - goiter - gonadal insufficiency ... goiter

    B

  • Bangstad syndrome ... goiter
  • Bird-headed dwarfism with progressive ataxia, Insulin-resistant diabetes, goiter and primary gonadal insufficiency ... goiter
  • Bubonic plague ... swollen neck lymph nodes

    C

  • Candidiasis familial chronic mucocutaneous, autosomal dominant, with thyroid disease ... goiter
  • Congenital hypothyroidism ... Goiter
  • Cowden's syndrome ... goiters
  • Cutler Syndrome ... goiter
  • Cutler-Bass-Romshe syndrome ... goiter

    D

  • Daneman Davy Mancer syndrome ... goiter
  • Deafness - goiter - stippled epiphyses ... goiter
  • Deafness - thyroid hormone resistance ... goiter
  • Delayed Viral Syndromes ... Cervical lymphadenopathy
  • Dental abscess ... swollen neck
  • Diphtheria ... Neck swelling, enlarged neck lymph nodes

    E

  • Epidermoid carcinoma ... neck swelling
  • Esophagus Cancer ... swollen neck lymph glands

    G

  • Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone ... goiter
  • Goiter ... swollen front of the neck
  • Graves Disease ... goiter

    H

  • Halal syndrome ... goiter
  • Hashimoto's Thyroiditis ... goiter
  • Hodgkin's Disease ... neck lymph node swelling
  • Hyperthyroidism ... goitre
  • Hyperthyroidism - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Hypothyroidism ... goitre
  • Hypothyroidism - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter

    I

  • Iodine (insufficiency) - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Iodine - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Iodine deficiency ... goiter

    J

  • Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis ... swollen neck lymph nodes

    K

  • Kawasaki disease ... enlarged neck lymph nodes

    L

  • Lassa fever ... swollen neck
  • Lemierre's syndrome ... swollen neck lymph nodes
  • Levothyroxine - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Liotrix - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Lubarsch-Pick syndrome ... enlarged neck lymph nodes
  • Lung cancer ... neck swelling, swollen neck
  • Lymphoma ... swollen neck lymph nodes

    M

  • McCune-Albright Syndrome ... goiter
  • Methimazole - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Mononucleosis ... enlarged neck lymph nodes

    N

  • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma ... enlarged neck lymph nodes
  • Neck conditions ... Neck swelling
  • Neck injury ... Neck swelling
  • Necrobacillosis ... neck swelling, swollen neck lymph glands
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... neck lymph node swelling
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer ... neck swelling

    O

  • Omsk hemorrhagic fever ... swollen neck glands

    P

  • Pendred syndrome ... goiter
  • Pharyngitis ... swollen neck lymph glands
  • Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... enlarged neck lymph nodes
  • Plague ... swollen neck lymph nodes
  • Potassium Iodide - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Povidone-Iodine - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Propylthiouracil - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter

    Q

  • Quinsy ... swollen neck lymph glands

    R

  • Resistance to thyroid stimulating hormone ... goiter
  • Respiratory diphtheria ... Neck swelling, enlarged neck lymph nodes
  • Rubella ... swollen neck lymph glands

    S

  • Salivary gland cancer ... Cervical lymph node swelling
  • Scarlet fever ... swollen neck lymph glands
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer ... neck swelling
  • Small cell lung cancer, adult ... neck swelling
  • Sodium Iodide - Teratogenic Agent ... goiter
  • Strep throat ... swollen lymph nodes in neck
  • Superior vena cava syndrome ... neck swelling
  • Syphilis ... swollen neck lymph nodes

    T

  • Thymus Cancer ... Neck swelling
  • Thymus disorders ... Neck swelling
  • Thyroid cancer ... neck swelling, Swollen neck lymph nodes
  • Thyroid cancer, anaplastic ... goiter
  • Thyroid hormone plasma membrane transport defect ... goiter
  • Tonsilitis ... enlarged neck lymph glands
  • Toxoplasmosis ... enlarged neck lymph nodes
  • Tularemia ... cervical lymphadenopathy

    V

  • Virus associated hemophagocytic syndrome ... Cervical lymphadenopathy

    W

  • Whiplash pain ... Neck swelling

    Conditions listing medical complications: Neck swelling:

    The following list of medical conditions have 'Neck swelling' or similar listed as a medical complication in our database. This computer-generated list of complications may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

    G

  • Graves Disease ... goiter

    H

  • Hypothyroidism due to iodide transport defect ... goiter

    P

  • Pendred syndrome ... goiter

    More Information About Neck swelling

    List of 117 causes of Neck swelling

    This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of Neck swelling in our database from various sources.

    Medical Textbooks about Neck swelling

    Free online access to excerpts without registration is available to view excerpts from medical textbooks about the causes and diagnosis of Neck swelling. Refer to our list of medical textbooks discussions about Neck swelling (Free online access to book excerpts, no registration).

    Medical Books Excerpts
    • NECK PAIN
    • "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
    • NECK PAIN
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
    • Neck pain
    • "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
    • Neck pain
    • "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
    • Neck Pain
    • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
    • Neck pain
    • "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
    • Neck pain
    • "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
    • Neck pain
    • "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
    • NECK PAIN
    • "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
     

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