Suggest treatment for swelling in lymph glands
Patient: My 13 month old daughter has been getting teeth and has had a fever on and off for about 4 days. Yesterday I noticed her lymph glands were terribly swollen and she was having a hard time swollowing. She also had a small white sore on her tongue. I took her to urgent care and was told she was teething. They said her nose, ears, and throat were all clear. Today I attempted to brush her teeth and blood went everywhere from her gums and she screamed. As much as I can see, her gums look very red and swollen. They look like they might be infected.. They look painful. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Doctor: hello ,Thank you for posting your query with healthcaremagic,First of all, I would like to appreciate you for taking your daughter to urgent care in order to make sure, things are under normal circumstances,Also, I would like you to know that during teething period it is quite common for kids to have fever, swollen/red gums, if you could offer you daughter cold teething toys(keep it in fridge for sometime) in order for her to chew on it which will sooth her gums down.Also, giving your daughter tylenol for fever will help her a lot. If she has any known allergies, kindly see the pediatrician before giving her tylenol.But if you feel, there is an infection in her gums, I will advise you to see pediatrician again , because kids are prone to infections when their immunity goes down ,as they are not eating well during teething period.Bleeding from gums while trying to brush , could be because they are sore/swollen right now.   Don't worry, kids do go through this phase which is temporary,I wish your daughter healthy day,If you have any more questions feel free to right us back.thank youwith warm regards,Dr. Anshika Taneja