What causes painful lumps behind ears in kids?
Patient: My daughter has two small soft lumps behind her ears.  She was running a fever this weekend but has not run a fever since Sat.  She has has a rash on her torsal that we thought was heat rash.  The bumps just seemed to surface today and she says that bumps hurt when touched.  What do you think? Doctor: Hi,DEar,thanks for your query to HCM.I studied your query  in depth.1-In My opinion the 2  small soft lumps behind the ears of your daughter,mostly are due to the post-measle-lymph nodes-as she had rash with fever first and thereafter lumps behind the ears,3-Hope this would solve your query.4-Wellcome for any more questions on new or this subject also...Have A Good Day..!!