Suggest Remedies For A Painful And Hard Lump Behind The Head

Posted on Mon, 19 Sep 2016

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Mon, 19 Sep 2016 Answered on

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Question : Painful lump had formed back side of head end of skull at right side above neck , it is hard & immovable , before 1 year it was behind ear & it was not painful.

The above mentioned pain is of my wife having age 28 yrs.

please suggest what are probable reason and whom to be consult.

Answered by Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Please meet an ent doctor

Detailed Answer:
Hello

The most common cause for the swelling in the neck is an infection and the most common source of the infection is the upper airway. This can be best assessed by an ENT doctor.

The doctor will examine your wife and ask you to do a blood test to confirm the infection. Depending on the examination, he may ask for an X-ray of the neck and Chest and ultrasound of the neck.

Please meet your doctor and let me know what he tells.

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj

Follow up: Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (1 hour later)

: Doctor has following two tablet : DOXT-SL &
AdilEA-SR

He was also in view this might be infection.

if blood test is to done what kind of test is to be done.

Answered by Dr. Satvinder Bakshi (14 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
The medicication is correct

Detailed Answer:
Hello

The doctor has given your wife an antibiotic for the infection and is the correct thing to do.

The blood test which i would order for a patient with similar complaints would be
1. Total leucocyte count
2, Differential leucocyte count
3. Peripheral smear
4. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

This information will tell me the type and extent of infection.

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad