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What Causes Bumps On The Scalp Of A Child?
My 1yr old daughter has swollen lymph nodes behind her ears and in her neck for 4 months now. She keeps getting painful puss filled bumps on her scalp. The doctors said it was ringworm and said it to lab but it never grew has a fungus. So it s not a fungus.
Fri, 5 Dec 2014
Hi...it might be a common streptococcal (bacterial) pyoderma or impetigo. I suggest you use appropriate oral and topical antibiotics. If I were your paediatrician my choice would be oral Clindamycin and topical MUpirocin for external application.
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
Regards - Dr. Sumanth
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