At this point in the pandemic, you’re fairly familiar with the laundry list of possible COVID-19 symptoms, including a fever, chills, body aches, a dry cough, shortness of breath, and a loss of taste ...

Scrofula occurs when tuberculosis bacteria affects an area outside the lungs. The main symptom is swelling on one side of the neck due to swollen lymph nodes. Scrofula is uncommon in the United States ...

Allergies occur when your immune system overreacts to allergens like pet dander, pollen, mold, certain foods, or medications. Allergy symptoms may include a runny nose, congestion, coughing, wheezing, ...

Finding a lump in your neck can be scary and stressful. But some causes of neck lumps are more serious than others. Learn what you need to know about what may cause this symptom, when to worry, and ...

A 25-year-old Vietnamese woman presented to a hospital reporting several weeks of swelling in her neck along with a mild fever that developed every afternoon. She told clinicians that she had no ...

Columns share an author’s personal perspective. Q: I noted a swelling in the front of my neck and my doctor thinks it is my thyroid. She ordered some blood tests and an ultrasound. What can this be? A ...

Thyroid cancer often shows subtle early symptoms that are easy to miss. Here are seven key warning signs, when to seek ...

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