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Is it normal for toddler to have small size hard bump under skin on forehead months after a fall? doesn't bother him.
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Toddler fall: If medically cleared after the fall & has not complained of any symptoms. No worry.
Answered 1/1/2023
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Common finding: Kids often will develop a calcification under the skin at the site on the skull where the trauma was focused. It is somewhat similar to what happens to a tree if you scar its bark, it heaps up around the edges.It can take a year or so for it to disappear as the head grows bigger.
Answered 3/16/2018
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