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What Could The Hard Knot On Head Denote?

I woke up with a quarter sized hard knot on my head yesterday morning , I figured I hit my head the night before but ice didn t help , this morning the knot is still there along with another knot a little closer to my hair line I don t know what they are or why they are not going down when I apply ice
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

I have noted your symptoms.

I would like to reassure you that the knot is not suggestive of any serious illness, and there is no need to worry.

It is most likely a scalp hematoma, due to collection of blood under the sift tissue.

It may take a few days before it disappears.

If there is pain, you may take diclofenac or ibuprofen tablets.

I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information.

Wishing you good health,

Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India
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What Could The Hard Knot On Head Denote?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. I have noted your symptoms. I would like to reassure you that the knot is not suggestive of any serious illness, and there is no need to worry. It is most likely a scalp hematoma, due to collection of blood under the sift tissue. It may take a few days before it disappears. If there is pain, you may take diclofenac or ibuprofen tablets. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in