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What Causes A Lump On The Skin Of A Child Post Vaccination?

Posted on Thu, 13 Oct 2016

Question: last Monday, my son got vaccination.... and there is a hard lump since then... thought it would go in2 days... but it lasted for 5 days.. any thing serious to think about????

Answered by Dr. Archana Verma (17 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need to worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi
I understand your concerns but don't worry. Injection site can show such swellings or indurations at times. This can take upto a month for complete resolution. There is no need for any treatment if it is not associated with redness, pain or increasing fluctuation (due to pus collection).

Hopefully it will be of help.
Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Archana Verma (15 hours later)

Thanks for the reply. He is feeling pain when we touch it or else he looks fine. no redness. no fluctuation in size. shell intake him to doctor.

Answered by Dr. Archana Verma (43 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
No need to worry

Detailed Answer:
Hi
If it's not associated with fever, redness or fluctuation then there is no need to worry. No treatment is needed at present. Hopefully it will improve over a period of few days.

Take care

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar