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I've been having a horrible pain on my right lower back of my head. it feels like a lump/knot.?

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Dr. Thomas Byrnes answered

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Go to the doctor: Get it checked out. A lump could be an infection which need to be drained and treated with antibiotics, or a tumor which should be evaluated with ct or MRI or just a reactive lymph node, but that is unlikely to cause a headache.

Dr Ferdowsi agreed

Answered 3/29/2015

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A member asked:

I've been having a horrible pain on my right lower back of my head. it feels like a lump/knot.?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Thomas Byrnes answered

Dr Ferdowsi agreed

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