Having Dark Circles Below The Eyes.

Posted on Thu, 6 Feb 2020

Question: Having dark circles below the eyes.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Nagamani N.G (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Details below

Detailed Answer:
Hi Thanks for posting the query.
Kindly let me know your age and gender details.
Are you having any chronic illness?
Have you done any blood investigations?

Share the pictures of the dark circles.

Revert back at the earliest.

Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Nagamani N.G (5 minutes later)

My girl child aged 3 years is having the problem.
No blood tests have been done yet.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Nagamani N.G (8 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Share the picture

Detailed Answer:
Kindly share the picture of your daughter.
Did she suffer from any recent illness?
Since when is she having this issue?
Is she having itching in the affected area.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Nagamani N.G (6 minutes later)

I am not able to send photos through this chat.
She is having this issue for the past 2 weeks.
No recent illness, no itching.

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Nagamani N.G (1 minute later)

I am not able to send picture through this chat.
She is having this issue for the past 15 days.
No recent illness, no itching

Answered by Dr. Dr. Nagamani N.G (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Blocked nose

Detailed Answer:
Dark circles under the eyes are often caused by veins around the eyes getting larger and darker if the nose is blocked. Kids often have nasal congestion if they have colds or allergies. It can also be caused by large adenoids. These are lymph nodes that sit above the tonsils and behind the nose. Kids with large adenoids are mouth breathers and loud snorers.

If the condition persists for more than month get her examined by the pediatrician once.

Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng