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What Does A Painful Bump Under The Tongue Indicate?

My 5 year old daughter has a clear, painful bump under her tongue. The bump has gotten larger in a matter of an hour and is painful. She is afraid to swallow and put her tongue down. What could this be and are there any at home solutions to ease her pain?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi...the possibilities are -

1. Ranula
2. Blue domed cyst of bloodgood
3. Mucus retention cyst.

I suggest you not to wait for home remedies and consult a pediatric surgeon or a dental surgeon for this. I am telling you this because if it gets secondarily infected then it might get complicated.

Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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What Does A Painful Bump Under The Tongue Indicate?

Hi...the possibilities are - 1. Ranula 2. Blue domed cyst of bloodgood 3. Mucus retention cyst. I suggest you not to wait for home remedies and consult a pediatric surgeon or a dental surgeon for this. I am telling you this because if it gets secondarily infected then it might get complicated. Regards - Dr. Sumanth