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Lymph nodes (or 'glands') are usually the size of a lentil and can't be felt.
Lymph nodes (or 'glands') are usually the size of a lentil and can't be felt. They grow bigger in particular if you have an infection. They usually shrink again on their own after the disease has run its course.
Enlarged lymph nodes owing to an infection are:
They can best be seen on the sides and back of the neck, at the angle of the jaw and in the groin.
Lymph nodes are only examined if no obvious cause for their enlargement can be found.
Swollen lymph nodes
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