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Suggest Treatment For Large, Bruised Bump On Forehead

hi i banged ma head 1 week ago got a large bum on my forehead called doctor after bump advised to use cold compress meaning bag of frozen peas and be watched for 24 hours,now a week old i still have lump on forehead maybe smaller with bruising ALL over left side above eye which is yellowish green now but have 2 black eyes beneath my eyes is this normal i have been to the doctor twice and got tolld a goose egglump is goo cause it out not in and the forhead is a strong bone but today my left inner arm is tingling meaning cold/freezing doctor said is fine meybe just nerve damage from fall it will clear i hope you can help xxx
Mon, 21 Jul 2014
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HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC.
GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY IT SEEMS PRUDENT THAT A INTERNAL HEMORRAGHE SECONDARY TO HEAD INJURY HAS TO BE RULED OUT.INJURY TO FRONTAL HEAD HAS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION ON THE FOREHEAD WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SEEPAGE OF BLOOD INTO THE SOFT TISSUES AROUND THE EYE.THIS IS REFERRED TO AS " PERIORBITAL ECCYMOSIS" OR 'BLACK EYE'.IN ALL SUCH CASES UNDERLYING BONE INJURY LIKE FRACTURE HAS TO BE RULED OUT.THIS REQUIRES AN URGENT PLAIN CT(COMPACT TOMOGRAPHY) OF THE HEAD HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT.THIS CAN DETECT INTERNAL BLEED QUITE EFFECTIVELY.TREATMENT INCLUDES SURGICAL DRAINAGE OF BLOOD THROUGH BURR HOLE.YOU ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING A RIGHT TREATMENT,BUT EXCLUDE BRAIN INJURY.CONSULT A NEUROSURGEON.
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Suggest Treatment For Large, Bruised Bump On Forehead

HI THANKS FOR POSTING YOUR QUERY ON HEALTH CARE MAGIC. GOING BY YOUR CLINICAL HISTORY IT SEEMS PRUDENT THAT A INTERNAL HEMORRAGHE SECONDARY TO HEAD INJURY HAS TO BE RULED OUT.INJURY TO FRONTAL HEAD HAS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION ON THE FOREHEAD WHICH HAS RESULTED IN SEEPAGE OF BLOOD INTO THE SOFT TISSUES AROUND THE EYE.THIS IS REFERRED TO AS PERIORBITAL ECCYMOSIS OR BLACK EYE .IN ALL SUCH CASES UNDERLYING BONE INJURY LIKE FRACTURE HAS TO BE RULED OUT.THIS REQUIRES AN URGENT PLAIN CT(COMPACT TOMOGRAPHY) OF THE HEAD HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT.THIS CAN DETECT INTERNAL BLEED QUITE EFFECTIVELY.TREATMENT INCLUDES SURGICAL DRAINAGE OF BLOOD THROUGH BURR HOLE.YOU ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING A RIGHT TREATMENT,BUT EXCLUDE BRAIN INJURY.CONSULT A NEUROSURGEON. THANK YOU. TAKE CARE.