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4 Year Old With A Large Knot Below The Ear. On Antibiotics For Swollen Lymph Node. Hematoma?

My 4 yr old son has a large knot on the left side of his neck right below his ear. Its been there for two weeks now. Took him to the ER, doc said swollen lymph node an prescribed antibiotics . Followed up with family doc and he said it may be hematoma . My son came home from grandmothers house with the knot an told me his six yr old cousin punched him in the neck. He also have spitting excessively.
Sat, 30 Mar 2013
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Hi,

Thank you for your query.

In my opinion you should continue with the course of the antibiotic. Hematoma should not last for two weeks now. Hematomas start resolving within a week. On completion of the course of the antibiotic you should be observing that the swelling will be reducing in size though very gradually.

I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction.

Wishing your son an early recovery.

Regards,

Rajiv K Khandelwal
http://goo.gl/SuCjl
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4 Year Old With A Large Knot Below The Ear. On Antibiotics For Swollen Lymph Node. Hematoma?

Hi, Thank you for your query. In my opinion you should continue with the course of the antibiotic. Hematoma should not last for two weeks now. Hematomas start resolving within a week. On completion of the course of the antibiotic you should be observing that the swelling will be reducing in size though very gradually. I hope I have answered your query to your satisfaction. Wishing your son an early recovery. Regards, Rajiv K Khandelwal http://goo.gl/SuCjl