my 3yrs old baby is having fever respiratory infections and swelling in neck area doctor said it is an infection in the lymph node and started antibiotics now she is having mild oedema over the face and her urine test shows albumine positive what may be the reason?
Hi! The swelling in the neck can be caused by swollen lymph nodes. During infection such as that of the respiratory tract, the lymph nodes get activated to fight these infections. They are part of the bodies immune response. Bacterial infection of the lymph nodes need antibiotics, so you need to continue the medicine prescribed by your doctor. Transient Protein in the urine on the other hand can be caused by fever, deny Chat Doctor.  Transient because when you repeat the urinalysis, protein should be negative already. How high is the protein in her urine? However, there's also a disease called nephrotic syn