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What causes swollen lymph nodes in your armpit?
Causes of swollen lymph nodes include: infection (viral, bacterial), trauma, and the most worrying cause is cancer such as lymphoma, breast cancers

A swollen lymph node may be painful and tender to touch. In some cases, it will appear enlarged under the skin, but in others, it will be smaller or deeper in the body and only obvious when touching the area.

Viruses such as measles, shingles, HIV can cause swollen lymph nodes, and you have bacterial causes like TB. In other suspected causes such as hodgkins lymphoma or breast cancer, ultrasound and lymph node biopsy can be done.

Most swollen lymph nodes resolve within 2 to 6 weeks, so if no better, then see your doctor.