Hello, My 2.5 yr old son has had pneumonia every december since he was born. This past Dec. he was treated for pneumonia with Cefdinir. He had 2 courses of Cefdinir and was on zithromax as well between dec-january. He was given albuterol and xopenex through a nebulizer regularly and I was told he may have Asthma. On his 2nd course of Cefdinir he developed a red lump on his leg. The Dr he saw about the lump on his leg said it was dermatitis. he has been itching his head for months and that was also diagnosed as dermatitis. His Pneumonia had gotten worse in the beginning of January and finally went away end of January. I noticed then a pinkish red lump on his left fore-arm. It is now March and still there. He developed bad chest congestion and vomitted in Februaury was placed on Zithromax. While on Zithromax the lump lessoned and I though it was almost gone until it came back after a week or so. He has an ear infection now and is on Zithromax again. I am concerned only because my son had many x rays during his pneumonia. Could this be cancerous? I am worried this is a signal of something more serious going on. Doctors I have seen take nothing seriously until there is a huge problem. I would like to avoid another serious health problem. I would appreciate any advice. Thank You.
Regarding the red lumpsm I do doubt that this is a cancerous lesion, but I do as a parent agree with your worry. To give you an idea a CT scan is equivalent to about 300 regular X-rays, and realize how often CT scans are ordered (just for comparison for radiation exposure). Many physicians tend to ignore problems until they become a serious issue.
What I would do if this issue persists is to request from your pediatrician to have an ultrasound done on the area. Ultrasound technology has improved a lot in recent years and it is great for looking at skin structures and even looking for bone tumors. This is something to consider as it has no risk of radiation to be honest.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. David Girardi, Internal Medicine Specialist
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Hi, Regarding the red lumpsm I do doubt that this is a cancerous lesion, but I do as a parent agree with your worry. To give you an idea a CT scan is equivalent to about 300 regular X-rays, and realize how often CT scans are ordered (just for comparison for radiation exposure). Many physicians tend to ignore problems until they become a serious issue. What I would do if this issue persists is to request from your pediatrician to have an ultrasound done on the area. Ultrasound technology has improved a lot in recent years and it is great for looking at skin structures and even looking for bone tumors. This is something to consider as it has no risk of radiation to be honest. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. David Girardi, Internal Medicine Specialist