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My 3 year old son been having big lumps to come in his head and turn into sores and when i press down on them he said it hurts. he have three. please ?

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Dr. Shahruq Sarela answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Head lesions: spontaneous lesions on a child that are causing pain is a concern. please take your child to a pediatrician to get this evaluated. to help you the most a physician needs to see the actual lesion and if needed perform a biopsy.

Answered 10/12/2018

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