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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Bump On The Forehead Post Injury
Question: Hi, my husband fell a few months ago. He got a bump on his forehead. The bump never went away. This morning when he got up the bump has moved to the bridge of his nose. His eye and nose is swelled. What could that be?
e refuses to go to the Dr. If you could tell me something. Is it serious? I need to tell him something, so that maybe He will let me take him to the Dr
e refuses to go to the Dr. If you could tell me something. Is it serious? I need to tell him something, so that maybe He will let me take him to the Dr
Brief Answer:
As detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query about your husband.
To recapitulate: Male/75 - has dementia - complaining of headache - fell a few months ago - bump on forehead that never went away - moved to bridge of nose with swelling of eyes and nose this morning on getting up - refuses to go to a Doctor - wants to know if this is serious and need to tell him something so that he may let you take him to a Doctor....
The most important point to tell him would be presence of headache along with shifting of the lump - swelling of the eye and nose can cause more problems.
The cause as asked by you is:
The special arrangement of the skin of scalp over the bone of the skull makes different pockets. One of these is a tight one just over the bone which is potential space and the lower attachment is up to an area as limited by the now-shifted swelling.
This is usually a hematoma or a seroma and not much a serious problem.
Yes, surely should have a clinical evaluation and an actual examination of the nervous system as there was a head injury and that he has headache. A CT scan or MRI may be required if thought so by the examining Doctor.
I hope this answers you query and helps you understand what exactly has possibly happened.
Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
As detailed below.
Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query about your husband.
To recapitulate: Male/75 - has dementia - complaining of headache - fell a few months ago - bump on forehead that never went away - moved to bridge of nose with swelling of eyes and nose this morning on getting up - refuses to go to a Doctor - wants to know if this is serious and need to tell him something so that he may let you take him to a Doctor....
The most important point to tell him would be presence of headache along with shifting of the lump - swelling of the eye and nose can cause more problems.
The cause as asked by you is:
The special arrangement of the skin of scalp over the bone of the skull makes different pockets. One of these is a tight one just over the bone which is potential space and the lower attachment is up to an area as limited by the now-shifted swelling.
This is usually a hematoma or a seroma and not much a serious problem.
Yes, surely should have a clinical evaluation and an actual examination of the nervous system as there was a head injury and that he has headache. A CT scan or MRI may be required if thought so by the examining Doctor.
I hope this answers you query and helps you understand what exactly has possibly happened.
Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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