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What Causes Painful Lump Behind The Ear?
My grandson,age 11, has a lump on the bulgy bone behind his left ear which is a bit painful. It is hard and he seems very lethargic and tired. No temp. and says he banged his head on the slide. But as he returned from a sailing/swimming holiday off Turkey last Friday I wonder about mastoid?
Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Hi! thanks for sharing your grandson's health concerns with us!
Well, his lump is on the temporo-occipital region, little painful, hard and he is weak...
Therefore, it could well be:"
1. a hematoma getting recently infected,possibility 40%
2. mastoid abscess or ear infection, possibility 15%
3. tuberculosis, possibility 5%
4. dermoid cyst, possibility 10%
5. adnexal tumor, possibility 10%
6. benign cyst like conditions or tumor-like conditions, possibility 10%
7. enlarged lymph node, possibility 10%
Regards!
Well, his lump is on the temporo-occipital region, little painful, hard and he is weak...
Therefore, it could well be:"
1. a hematoma getting recently infected,possibility 40%
2. mastoid abscess or ear infection, possibility 15%
3. tuberculosis, possibility 5%
4. dermoid cyst, possibility 10%
5. adnexal tumor, possibility 10%
6. benign cyst like conditions or tumor-like conditions, possibility 10%
7. enlarged lymph node, possibility 10%
Regards!
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