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Suggest Treatment For A Bump To The Left Of My Head

Good evening, My grandson has a bump to the left side of his head it hurts him when you touch it. there is redness around it which seems to be spreading alittle. I thought it might have been a bug bite. He was seen today with his Doctor, but she didn t know what it was
Fri, 12 Dec 2014
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Hi...it could be a dermoid cyst or a sebaceous cyst or galnd which is getting secondarily infected and that is the reason for the spreading redness and pain. i suggest you see a surgeon and get it examined, it might be forming pus too. She might require antibiotic therapy.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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Suggest Treatment For A Bump To The Left Of My Head

Hi...it could be a dermoid cyst or a sebaceous cyst or galnd which is getting secondarily infected and that is the reason for the spreading redness and pain. i suggest you see a surgeon and get it examined, it might be forming pus too. She might require antibiotic therapy. Regards - Dr. Sumanth