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Small Child Having Large Lumps Behind Head, Also Present Behind Ears. Medical Attention Needed?
My 7 year old has 2 larger lumps close together at the bottom portion of the back part of here head, one smaller near her ear on the other side. One is larger than the others. They don t really move around but not hard. Had brought her in a few months ago to the doctor but they didn t seem to think they needed attention, I have just noticed them again.
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Your description seem to fit in lymph nodes in the neck and ear region. Lymph nodes are small glands distributed over our entire body where cells against infection are produced. So they enlarge whenever there is any infection. For example if your daughter had any cough or cold, sore throat, ear infection or skin infection in the face or neck then these nodes enlarge. Once the infection settles they gradually decrease in size but this process may take a long time. But it is not a cause of concern and hence your treating physician may not have paid too much importance to it. But sometimes the lymphnodes enlarge in diseases like tuberculosis or cancers like lymphoma also. Although it is less common, it can be judged by examining the nodes so your doctor will know. Such nodes enlarge rapidly and usually more than a centimetre size. So only if such rapid growth occurs you should consult your physician again. Else don't worry, they will settle down in some time
Hope that helped.
God bless you
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Small Child Having Large Lumps Behind Head, Also Present Behind Ears. Medical Attention Needed?
Hello Thank you for posting your query with Health Care Magic Your description seem to fit in lymph nodes in the neck and ear region. Lymph nodes are small glands distributed over our entire body where cells against infection are produced. So they enlarge whenever there is any infection. For example if your daughter had any cough or cold, sore throat, ear infection or skin infection in the face or neck then these nodes enlarge. Once the infection settles they gradually decrease in size but this process may take a long time. But it is not a cause of concern and hence your treating physician may not have paid too much importance to it. But sometimes the lymphnodes enlarge in diseases like tuberculosis or cancers like lymphoma also. Although it is less common, it can be judged by examining the nodes so your doctor will know. Such nodes enlarge rapidly and usually more than a centimetre size. So only if such rapid growth occurs you should consult your physician again. Else don t worry, they will settle down in some time Hope that helped. God bless you