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My 9 month old has two lumps behind his ear that the health visitor told me not to worry about. however he has now come out with scabs on his head?
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I would recommend: that you have him examined to check those scabs. He may have impetigo, which is a bacterial infection that needs to be treated. The lumps behind his ears are probably inflamed lymph nodes that may or may not be related to the scalp lesions.
Answered 12/11/2016
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