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What Causes A Sensitive Spot On Top Of The Head?

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Posted on Thu, 16 Feb 2017
Question: two nites ago I had a warm spot on the top of my head. next day the top of my head was sensitive to the touch but not warm anymore. tonite my head is less sensitive. tomorrow my head will be normal. I am 67 years old in exceptional good health This has happen several times before but I have not noticed the warmer than normal top of my head before two nites ago. I believe I have had this experience 5 or 6 times over the past year. No headaches or other symptoms.
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Answered by Dr. Ishu Bishnoi (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Management of headache and warmness

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX thanks for asking from HCM.


I can understand your concern. Did you check the local site where warmness occurred? If that skin is red, swollen and tender to touch, it can be infected sebaceous cyst or skin infection (pyoderma). This can cause local pain or headache.

If the site was normal, the warmness could be due to increased blood supply as a result of vascular lesion like dilated ruptured vein/arterial malformation. It will also have boggy feeling, local pulsation. If it is like that consult neurosurgeon. He will rule out the cause like Cersoid aneurysm a by getting CT angiography.

For headache, you can also take
- tablet Diclofenac
- Tablet Acetamniophen with paracetamol
after proper prescription.

Hope it will help you. If need any help, do let me know.
Thanks. Take care.
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What Causes A Sensitive Spot On Top Of The Head?

Brief Answer: Management of headache and warmness Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXXXX thanks for asking from HCM. I can understand your concern. Did you check the local site where warmness occurred? If that skin is red, swollen and tender to touch, it can be infected sebaceous cyst or skin infection (pyoderma). This can cause local pain or headache. If the site was normal, the warmness could be due to increased blood supply as a result of vascular lesion like dilated ruptured vein/arterial malformation. It will also have boggy feeling, local pulsation. If it is like that consult neurosurgeon. He will rule out the cause like Cersoid aneurysm a by getting CT angiography. For headache, you can also take - tablet Diclofenac - Tablet Acetamniophen with paracetamol after proper prescription. Hope it will help you. If need any help, do let me know. Thanks. Take care.