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Hard slightly painful lump on neck behind ear, looks all over blue/ dark purple colour. had for 2 weeks and had nose bleeds for the last 5 days too.

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Dr. Ayisha Gani answered

Lesion behind ear: The lesion behind the ear could either, hair follicle infection, sebaceous cyst, lymph node enlargement, if does not resolve on its own have it checked out

Answered 10/30/2016

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A member asked:

Hard slightly painful lump on neck behind ear, looks all over blue/ dark purple colour. had for 2 weeks and had nose bleeds for the last 5 days too.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ayisha Gani answered

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