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Is It Normal To Have A Bump On Head After A Trauma?
My baby is 19 months and bumped his head on the edge of the window sill 6 weeks ago, he cried for a few minutes afterwards and went back to playing and acted normal. No change in sleeping patterns or feeding patterns. A week after the accident he spit up about a mouthful of his milk after his morning feeding twice, which is rare for him. But since then he has been acting normal and his motor and language skills are still improving. However, the bump on his head is still there and you can see a little dimple right below the bump when he frowns, the bump is not obvious otherwise. But when you feel the bump, it is still there and a little hard. It does not seem to bother him at all, when you rub it, he does not hurt either. Is this normal? For the bump to take so long to heal? But then when he gets a mosquito bite it takes about two months for the skin discoloration to go away completely, so does he just take longer to heal compared to the typical kid?
Mon, 14 Apr 2014
Hello,
It is reassuring to know that your toddler had been active and symptom free after the bump. The warning symptoms of head injury are irritability, vomiting and seizures. After your son fell, a blood clot would have formed on his head at the site of injury. The blood in the clot gradually gets broken down and gets absorbed completely over the next few weeks. Hence it is not abnormal to feel a bump after 6 weeks. However, a depression or dent underneath the bump makes it important to ensure that the underlying bone is not broken. Hence please consult your physician who will decide if your son warrants an X ray.
Some children are allergic to mosquito bites. They develop darkening of the skin at the site of the bite and this hyper pigmentation takes several months to fade. Hence it is safe to assume that your son is not a slow healer.
Regards
Dr. Sudharsana. S
It is reassuring to know that your toddler had been active and symptom free after the bump. The warning symptoms of head injury are irritability, vomiting and seizures. After your son fell, a blood clot would have formed on his head at the site of injury. The blood in the clot gradually gets broken down and gets absorbed completely over the next few weeks. Hence it is not abnormal to feel a bump after 6 weeks. However, a depression or dent underneath the bump makes it important to ensure that the underlying bone is not broken. Hence please consult your physician who will decide if your son warrants an X ray.
Some children are allergic to mosquito bites. They develop darkening of the skin at the site of the bite and this hyper pigmentation takes several months to fade. Hence it is safe to assume that your son is not a slow healer.
Regards
Dr. Sudharsana. S
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