Some diseases are difficult to diagnose, because their symptoms can be signs of not one, but several diseases at once. For example, an ordinary cough in a child can testify at the same time about a viral infection, pneumonia, tuberculosis and even helminthic invasion. But often parents face a less common symptom and wonder what it can mean.
Today we will talk about the appearance of a cone behind the ear in a child: what is it, what disease is signaled, why behind the ear can appear a cone and what treatment is required.
Cone behind the ear: causes
- Enlarged lymph nodes are the most common reason why a child gets a lump out of the ear. In this case, it is a small seal, soft to the touch. Most often, the lymph nodes located in pairs increase at the same time. In addition, they are inactive and do not move with the skin. But keep in mind that in the baby, the lymph nodes are not being felt well, and the lump behind the ear will not be very noticeable. Lymphonoduses can increase after the transferred infectious diseases (including a diphtheria and a toxoplasmosis). If the lump is in the child only behind one ear, it can be caused by a local infection (eg, middle ear inflammation, dermatitis, etc.). The lymph nodes after the transferred illness increase gradually, but soon return to their former size. In treatment it does not need, especially if the disease is already behind, but it's still necessary to see a doctor.
- In epidemic parotitis (popularly known as mumps, or mumps), parotid salivary glands can swell, causing seals that look like cones. Also, the swelling is transmitted to the cheeks and lobes of the ears, and other symptoms include fever, pain when chewing and swallowing food, in boys - orchitis (inflammation of the testicles). Mumps is an infectious disease that is dangerous for its complications. If the doctor diagnosed "mumps", this means that the child will have to be isolated for 9 days. He is shown bed rest and diet. Specific treatment
the pig does not. The main thing is to prevent complications, including pancreatitis, inflammation of the gonads, infertility. By the way, after vaccination against the mumps can also develop swelling behind the ears. This is a normal phenomenon, which you should not worry about. - A solid lump behind the ear, located under the skin on the bone, can mean a tumor . Most often, these are skin tumors (lipoma or cyst). A doctor-oncologist must necessarily examine a child with a similar tumor. A concha formed due to a tumor is usually mobile, that is, it can move along with the skin