Child Health 7 - Freya

The Case

Primary Care

Freya attends her GP surgery with a 10 day history of a swollen ‘gland’ in her neck.


She is a previously fit and well 6-year-old girl and her mother’s third child. She has not seen this in her other children and is understandably worried.


(image by Bernard Hudson, used under Creative Commons 3.0 license)

Open Question

Think about possible causes; write a list in the box below.