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Reoccurring Tender Spot On Head. Like Swollen Vein. Whats This?
Hi, I am a 24 year old woman with a slight tender spot on the right side of my head just above my ear. It almost feels like a swollen vein. It lasts about 2-3 days, goes away and then comes back a week or two later. I don't have any other symptoms like headaches or dizziness or blurred vision. Just the bruise-like spot that again feels like a swollen vein but I'm not sure what it is. What could it possibly be and why does it happen? I'm not sick with a virus or anything. I'm pretty healthy. Other than its tenderness to touch, it doesn't give me problems. If I don't touch it or poke it I don't even know it's there.
Mon, 3 Jun 2013
Hello,
Thanks for the query
You might be suffering from a condition called as temporal arteritis.
It is a vasculitis (inflammation of vessels)
A photograph would have helped me in diagnosing your condition better.
You need treatment with oral steroids and anti inflammatory drugs.
Please meet a dermatologist for final diagnosis
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you good health.
Thank you
Thanks for the query
You might be suffering from a condition called as temporal arteritis.
It is a vasculitis (inflammation of vessels)
A photograph would have helped me in diagnosing your condition better.
You need treatment with oral steroids and anti inflammatory drugs.
Please meet a dermatologist for final diagnosis
you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818
Wishing you good health.
Thank you
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