Infra-auricular nodes

Looks like

Nodes just below the ear lobe, at the lower edge of the parotid gland.

What it does

Filter lymph from the ear, the parotid gland and the nearby skin.

Keeping it well

Swell with ear or scalp infections. A firm lump below the ear lasting weeks needs a doctor's check.

Related conditions

• African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
• Cat-scratch disease
• Head and neck cancer
• Mpox (monkeypox)
• Rubella (German measles)
• Thyroid cancer
• Tonsillitis & quinsy