Suggest treatment for persistent sore lumps on the back of the head
Patient: My 6 year old son has been ill for over a week now with headaches, and lumps on the back of his head. Been to A&E and was told it was swollen glands and was given calpol. A few days later he was still very poorly and lumps had got bigger. Went to my GP who said it is a scalp infection and gave antibiotics and antihistamine. Finished course of medicine and lumps are still present and sore! What do i do next!!? Doctor: HI,Welcome to HCM.I studied your query.I understood Your health concerns.Based on the facts of your query,you seems to suffer from-Boil with lymphadenitis,with resolved nodes after antibiotics.Remaining lumps indicates Chronic Adenitis with fibrotic changes in it.Reason of antibiotics not giving regression of these lumps is due to the accompanied Chronic furuncle- lumps with its lymphadenitis.FNAC biopsy / or Excision Biopsy / or CT study -of the persistant lumps, would give the exact cause of these persistant/ non-regressive lumps.Other causes like infectious mono, or viral lymphadenitis/or TB lymphadenitis/ NHL/HL lymphoma- needs to be ruled out.As the facts are very scanty,I would also suggest you to take Second opinion from Surgeon,to rule out other causes which would cause such symptom/complaints,after physical/clinical examination.Will appreciate writing your feedback review comments,to help the needy patients like you at HCM.Good Day!! Dr.Savaskar,Senior Surgical SpecialistM.S.Genl-CVTS