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Suggest Treatment For Hard Spot On Jawline Of Child
My daughter, who is 8 yrs. old, has a hard spot on her jawline. We noticed it about a month ago, it was small in size and just a little different then the other side. So, we took her to her pediatrician, and we started the process of finding out what was wrong. They did an ultrasound and it didn t show anything, so we have a CT scan scheduled for next week. Only, today it seems to have doubled in size and seems much harder. What should we do? We feel like we can t wait till next Friday for the scan.
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Sat, 15 Nov 2014
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Hi...there is a condition called, Caffey's disesase. This fits into the diagnosis. This type of hard jaw swelling will be a intermittent ans can get aggravated with fever. Oral NSAIDs are the only treatment as of now. Nothing to worry. it can be self limiting too. The other possibility is a hardened lymph node. This too can be inconsequential.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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