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Is Recurred Squishy Bump On Head Oozing Out Clear Fluid When Popped With History Of Throbbing Headache Serious?
I ve always had a small bump on my head (probably about the width of a pea) which I think is a scar from when I split my head open as a baby. A few weeks ago, the bump got really painful, was swollen and it felt like a throbbing pressure on my head. I went to a walk in centre and a nurse told me it should go away in a few days. It did. It s now came back, and I felt it and it felt squishy. I popped it and a clear fluid came out. I just want to know if this could be something serious and if I should seek more medical advice on it.
Thu, 6 Feb 2014
have it checked by a neurosurgeon. it can be your brain fluid or what we call cerebrospinal fluid leaking whuch would explain your headaches. did you have a CT scan made of your head or even just a skull xray? a doctor has to get a sample of the fluid you described and have it tested to rule out cerebrospinal fluid
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