The lymph nodes filters impurities and becomes swollen during infections. They will trap any foreign proteins as well as germs that may try to get into the body.
it becomes swollen and hurts. the area turns redish purple. it becomes hard to eat because it hurts to bad. that's then you
You can tell if an infection is starting to get bad if an area becomes red, or swollen and painful. Get to a doctor right away if you get a fever and you don't have the flu.
a localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, especially as a reaction to injury or infection.
throat infection.
infection
If it is to swollen it might have an infection otherwise it should be fine
First, you have an allergy and probably an infection. You can take allergy medicine and you can put something like iodine on it. You are trying to clean out the infection. Then if it does not start going down you can get antibiotics. Depending on what you mean by very swollen, you can skip the allergy medicine and iodine step and go for the antibiotics.
The pancreas may develop additional problems, even after the pancreatitis decreases. When the entire organ becomes swollen and suffers extensive cell death (pancreatic necrosis), the pancreas becomes extremely susceptible to serious infection.
Either it becomes swollen, or bruised with internal bleeding.
Cellular damage and genetic factors influence the formation of cancer. Swollen lymph nodes may be a reaction to cancer, or it may be a reaction to an infection. Also, rarely, lymph nodes can get infected themselves, though a swollen lymph node generally means an immune system response to another condition. A lymph node that becomes swollen often should be checked by a doctor, as it might be an infection that your body is having difficulty eliminating.
You might have a swollen ear after a cold because you have an ear infection. You might also have swollen lymph nodes that make the ear appear swollen.
There are a variety of reasons your cat's paws are swollen and red. Some of these include an insect bite, or infection.