Common causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes

Causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes that are very common

The following causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes are diseases or medical conditions that affect more than 10 million people in the USA:

• Acne
• Common cold
• Sinus infection
• Toxoplasmosis - enlarged neck lymph nodes

Causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes that are common

The following causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes are diseases or conditions that affect more than 1 million people in the USA:

• Dental conditions
• Sebaceous cyst

Causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes that are uncommon

The following causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes are diseases or conditions that affect more than 200,000 people, but less than 1 million people in the USA:

• HIV

Causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes that are very rare

The following causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes appear in the population at a rate of substantially less than 200,000 people per year in the USA:

• Diphtheria - enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Hodgkin's disease - neck lymph node swelling
• Kawasaki disease - enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Larynx cancer
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma - swollen neck lymph nodes
• Mouth cancer
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - neck lymph node swelling
• Oral cancer
• Plague - swollen neck lymph nodes
• Respiratory diphtheria - enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Rubella - swollen neck lymph glands
• Syphilis - swollen neck lymph nodes
• Thyroid cancer - Swollen neck lymph nodes
• Tuberculosis

Causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes without any prevalence information

The following causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes are ones for which we do not have any prevalence information.

• Acne
• AIDS
• Bacterial infection
• Bubonic plague - swollen neck lymph nodes
• Certain cancers
• Certain infections
• Common cold
• Delayed Viral Syndromes - Cervical lymphadenopathy
• Dental infection
• Ear infection
• Epiglottitis
• Esophagus Cancer - swollen neck lymph glands
• Gum disease
• Impetigo
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis - swollen neck lymph nodes
• Kawasaki disease - enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Larynx cancer
• Lemierre's syndrome - swollen neck lymph nodes
• Lubarsch-Pick syndrome - enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Lymphoma - swollen neck lymph nodes
• Mononucleosis - enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Nasopharyngeal carcinoma - enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Necrobacillosis - swollen neck lymph glands
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - neck lymph node swelling
• Numerous other infections can cause swollen neck glands or general swollen lymph nodes
• Omsk hemorrhagic fever - swollen neck glands
• Peritonsillar abscess
• Pharyngitis - swollen neck lymph glands
• Pharyngoconjunctival fever - enlarged neck lymph nodes
• Quinsy - swollen neck lymph glands
• Salivary gland cancer - Cervical lymph node swelling
• Scarlet fever - swollen neck lymph glands
• See also causes of swollen lymph nodes or neck swelling
• Sinus infection
• Skin infection
• Sore throat
• Strep throat - swollen lymph nodes in neck
• Thyroid cancer - Swollen neck lymph nodes
• Tonsilitis - enlarged neck lymph glands
• Tonsillitis
• Tularemia - cervical lymphadenopathy
• Upper respiratory infection
• Viral infection
• Virus associated hemophagocytic syndrome - Cervical lymphadenopathy

All Causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes

The full list of all possible causes for Swollen neck lymph nodes described in various sources is as follows:

• Acne
• AIDS
• Bacterial infection
• Bubonic plague - swollen neck lymph nodes
• Certain cancers

See full list of possible disease causes of Swollen neck lymph nodes
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