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Suggest Treatment For Painful Lump Behind The Ear

i have had a pain on the right side of my head like a headache but the whole side, it is affecting my ear. behind and under my ear lobe the gland is lumpy. there was for abt 9days. then i noticed a little lump on my ear lobe which got sore and a little itchy. then the gland lump has increased in size also and all the back of my ear feels hot and itchy and sore to touch. pain around the ear is back.. it is now abt 2wks and doctor has put my on anti biotics to see if that will help and i sent me for blood tests which included mumps?. have booked in for ultra sound later today. can anyone help me please
Wed, 11 Feb 2015
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Pathologist and Microbiologist,  's  Response
Hi! thanks for writing to us.
After going through your description, I could visualize your painful lumps behind the ear and I would like to think of few possibilities as per my biopsy confirmed cases:

1. systemic viral infections like Infectious Monocytosis/EBV, Mumps, influenza etc.

2. tuberculosis

3. lymphoma/leukemia

4. Kikuchi / Kimura's disease etc...

Diagnosis is important than anything else and I think only a simple needle biopsy for 2 minutes could exclude everything!

take care and discuss it with your physician urgently!
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Suggest Treatment For Painful Lump Behind The Ear

Hi! thanks for writing to us. After going through your description, I could visualize your painful lumps behind the ear and I would like to think of few possibilities as per my biopsy confirmed cases: 1. systemic viral infections like Infectious Monocytosis/EBV, Mumps, influenza etc. 2. tuberculosis 3. lymphoma/leukemia 4. Kikuchi / Kimura s disease etc... Diagnosis is important than anything else and I think only a simple needle biopsy for 2 minutes could exclude everything! take care and discuss it with your physician urgently!