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What Causes Painful And Red Lump ?

4 months back I got hit in the head with a rock on the back of a motorcycle I had a bruise and 2 black eyes and a lump where the bruise is now the lump came back it hurts and is red what is going on? I had mri and exray after it happened now the lump is back and red and hurts again
Mon, 16 Jun 2014
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Hi thanks for your question
You had a bruise black eye and lump post motor cycle accident 4 months back. Your MRI and X Ray skull at that time were normal (i presume so as you have not mentioned the report).Now you have developed swelling at same site which is red and it hurts. The lump which you developed at time of accident was most probably a haematoma (collection of blood under skin and muscle).Most probably this haematoma didn't got resolved completely in 4 months (ideally should have got completely resolved in 4 months time) and now you have got super added infection of this haematoma causing pain and redness. I would suggest you to consult a general surgeon who may examine you and may prescribe you antibiotic and may drain the haematoma in case of puss formation.
Hope this answers your question.
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What Causes Painful And Red Lump ?

Hi thanks for your question You had a bruise black eye and lump post motor cycle accident 4 months back. Your MRI and X Ray skull at that time were normal (i presume so as you have not mentioned the report).Now you have developed swelling at same site which is red and it hurts. The lump which you developed at time of accident was most probably a haematoma (collection of blood under skin and muscle).Most probably this haematoma didn t got resolved completely in 4 months (ideally should have got completely resolved in 4 months time) and now you have got super added infection of this haematoma causing pain and redness. I would suggest you to consult a general surgeon who may examine you and may prescribe you antibiotic and may drain the haematoma in case of puss formation. Hope this answers your question.