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[|Human|] The back of my neck has had a very swollen painful lump for a few days now. I think its just a lymph node (Ive had it before on the other side) but its very painful and tender and my scalp on that side of my head is numb. Ibuprofen and co codamol havent done anything to help. What should I do?
[|AI|]  Hi, dairy have gone through your question. I can understand your concern. You may have posterior cervical lymph node enlargement. It may be due to reactive hyperplasia, tuberculosis or lymphoma. You should take a course of antibiotics.  If it is reactive then size will be decreased. If it doesn't respond to treatment then you should go for biopsy. Then take treatment according to diagnosis. Hope I have answered your question, if you have doubt then I will be happy to answer. Thanks for using Chat Doctor. Wish you a very good health.