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What Causes Lump At Base Of The Skull After High Fever?
Brief Answer:
ENT infection likely, seek otorhinolaryngologist
Detailed Answer:
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Fever responding to tylenol is a good thing but tender scalp to touch and a lump feeling at the base of the skull indicates a lymph node involvement and indicates infection of a nearby head regio, my suspicion is of ear nose or throat and sinuses region infection. It needs a little antibiotics regimen for 5 days minimum and a complete clinical correlation to sort out the cause of this fever. Get to an otorhinolaryngologist and let them sort it out for you. No worries. It will be fine after prescription of some antibiotics and antipyretics.
I hope it helps.Don't forget to close the discussion please.
Regards
S Khan
ENT infection likely, seek otorhinolaryngologist
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking!
Fever responding to tylenol is a good thing but tender scalp to touch and a lump feeling at the base of the skull indicates a lymph node involvement and indicates infection of a nearby head regio, my suspicion is of ear nose or throat and sinuses region infection. It needs a little antibiotics regimen for 5 days minimum and a complete clinical correlation to sort out the cause of this fever. Get to an otorhinolaryngologist and let them sort it out for you. No worries. It will be fine after prescription of some antibiotics and antipyretics.
I hope it helps.Don't forget to close the discussion please.
Regards
S Khan
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