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Suggest Remedy For Lumps In Sclap

My son is five...a couple days ago i noticed he had a small lump near the center of his scalp. It looked like he had been itching it so i only assumed it was a bug bite of some sort. However, I just noticed another lump near the bottom left side of his scalp. He says it doesnt hurt or itch? I have terrible anxiety and am now worried about cancer or some sort of tumor. He does have a head cold and a bit of a horse voice but no other symptoms.
Fri, 30 Jan 2015
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Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. Although the lumps on your son's scalp and lower down need to be assessed clinically, from the history it seems that the lower lump could be an inflamed lymph node draining the area of the bug bite or ulcer created by the scratch by your son on his scalp. If I were your doctor, I would refer your son to a dermatologist to rule out any kind of skin problem in the scalp for which he scratched that site. After local treatment of the site, he may prescribe your son with a broad spectrum antibiotic and an anti inflammatory drug which would control the infection/inflammation on both sites and he would be relieved.

I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts.

Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.

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Suggest Remedy For Lumps In Sclap

Hi! Good evening. I am Dr Shareef answering your query. Although the lumps on your son s scalp and lower down need to be assessed clinically, from the history it seems that the lower lump could be an inflamed lymph node draining the area of the bug bite or ulcer created by the scratch by your son on his scalp. If I were your doctor, I would refer your son to a dermatologist to rule out any kind of skin problem in the scalp for which he scratched that site. After local treatment of the site, he may prescribe your son with a broad spectrum antibiotic and an anti inflammatory drug which would control the infection/inflammation on both sites and he would be relieved. I hope this information would help you in discussing with your family physician/treating doctor in further management of your problem. Please do not hesitate to ask in case of any further doubts. Thanks for choosing health care magic to clear doubts on your health problems. I wish you an early recovery. Dr Shareef.