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Question: 2 days ago I didn't eat breakfast and I was out and about so when I was in a store and my stomach started feeling funny and in a couple minutes later my vision got blurry then I fainted straight back on hard tile floor so I went to the hospital and the doctor checked me out and said I find but when they put the neck brace on it had styrofoam on the inside and now it's starting to cause a rash on my neck also my neck still and it's horrible to sleep at night so do you have any tips for my skin and neck.....I have a knot on the back of my head that the doctor didn't see so how long should it be there and is there anything to help it go down?
Brief Answer:
Allergic skin reaction, take treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I understand your concern regarding your skin problem and I hope I am able to help you in the same .
Now from the description , it looks like you have developed an allergic skin reaction due to the material that your neck was in contact with.
I hope you are not applying any further irritants like dettol or savlon or any oils over the area now. You need to apply a topical steroid cream like cortisone over the affected areas twice a day . Do not apply any other cream or oil over it . In addition, you might need to take some oral antihistamine like claritin once a day to bring down the allergic reaction .
As far as the swelling over neck is concerned, you seem to be having an enlarged lymph node for which direct assessment by a doctor would be essential to look for the focus of infection.
Dr Geetika Paul
Allergic skin reaction, take treatment
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I understand your concern regarding your skin problem and I hope I am able to help you in the same .
Now from the description , it looks like you have developed an allergic skin reaction due to the material that your neck was in contact with.
I hope you are not applying any further irritants like dettol or savlon or any oils over the area now. You need to apply a topical steroid cream like cortisone over the affected areas twice a day . Do not apply any other cream or oil over it . In addition, you might need to take some oral antihistamine like claritin once a day to bring down the allergic reaction .
As far as the swelling over neck is concerned, you seem to be having an enlarged lymph node for which direct assessment by a doctor would be essential to look for the focus of infection.
Dr Geetika Paul
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I don't have swelling on my neck just the irritation but I have knot on the back of my head because I fainted on hard tile floor so I just want to know how long should it be there before I should be worried.
Brief Answer:
Localised collection of blood
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
You seem to have developed a localised collection of clotted blood due to the fall.
It should get better and resolve in five to seven days.
You can leave it as such in case it is not very bothersome . For quicker healing , you can take oral vitamin c supplements once a day.
In case the swelling still persist or increase, you can see a local general doctor.
Dr Geetika Paul
Localised collection of blood
Detailed Answer:
Hi again
You seem to have developed a localised collection of clotted blood due to the fall.
It should get better and resolve in five to seven days.
You can leave it as such in case it is not very bothersome . For quicker healing , you can take oral vitamin c supplements once a day.
In case the swelling still persist or increase, you can see a local general doctor.
Dr Geetika Paul
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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