My 11 yr old daughter has complained today about a sore neck, right beneath her jaw? It was pretty consistent all day. This evening she had the chills and a slight fever. I felt her neck and I believe her one side of the neck that is sore there is a swollen lymph node. Does that mean she has an bacterial infection?
HiT hanks for your queryBased on your query, my opinion is1. Yes, enlarged/ swollen lymph nodes usually indicate bacterial infection in the Chat Doctor. 2. Since your daughter is suffering from fever apart from swollen neck, she might be having upper respiratory tract infection/ infection of oral cavity 3. Swelling will settle with treatment of causative agent.4. Get her antibiotics, antipyretic and analgesics for now.5. If the swelling persists even after fever settles get a cytology examination done Hope this helpsRegards