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Small Child, Head Injury, Soft Spot In Hairline, Haematoma, Swelling. Treatment?
my three year old fell 6 steps down and hit his head two weeks ago, a week ago I noticed what felt like a soft spot on the front left of his head in his hairline - I immediately took him to the accident and emergency dept. They said it was a haematoma (?) and that it was fine. He is acting normally, all motor skills and talking as per normal but the area of the swelling has grown over the past 7 days is this normal?
Wed, 22 Aug 2012
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Dr. Anand Sekar's
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Hello,
Hematoma is seepage of blood from bllod vessel. Since your child has no symptoms and i assume no pain over the sweling unless given pressure, increase in size gradually is quite normal and it is a self resolving condition. So nothing to worry about. Long standing hematoma with external injury may cause infection which should be treated with antibiotics so have watch for fever.
Bye
Hematoma is seepage of blood from bllod vessel. Since your child has no symptoms and i assume no pain over the sweling unless given pressure, increase in size gradually is quite normal and it is a self resolving condition. So nothing to worry about. Long standing hematoma with external injury may cause infection which should be treated with antibiotics so have watch for fever.
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