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What Could Be The Painful Red Bump On The Temple?
Hi, My 11 year old son discovered a painful red bump on his right temple about 1-2 months ago. I was observing it last night and it is a hard bump. It never itched, just hurt. What could it be? I thought it was a bug bite of some sort, but feel concerned since it isn t clearing up.
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history of a red bump on the temple of your son who is just 11 years old. The bumps is 2 months old and is hard on palpation.
This is surely not a big bite , as it should have been vanished by this time.
The possible diagnosis is :
-Osteoma meaning a benign tumor of the skull bone.
-Organized hematoma after a trivial trauma.
I would advise in such a case the following:
High resolution of the CT scan of the area affected.
Clinical evaluation and physical examination by the General Surgeon.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history of a red bump on the temple of your son who is just 11 years old. The bumps is 2 months old and is hard on palpation.
This is surely not a big bite , as it should have been vanished by this time.
The possible diagnosis is :
-Osteoma meaning a benign tumor of the skull bone.
-Organized hematoma after a trivial trauma.
I would advise in such a case the following:
High resolution of the CT scan of the area affected.
Clinical evaluation and physical examination by the General Surgeon.
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