A 9-Year-Old Boy With a “Bump on His Head”

A 9-year-old boy presented to our clinic with a “bump on his head” that has existed since birth. The patient has no known medical conditions and his parents deny any physical trauma or injury that could have resulted in their child’s scalp lesion. The patient does not report any pain, drainage, blee...

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Published inSkin (Milwood, N.Y.) Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 1333 - 1336
Main Authors Tan, Vanessa, Gallagher, Michelle
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.01.2024
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Summary:A 9-year-old boy presented to our clinic with a “bump on his head” that has existed since birth. The patient has no known medical conditions and his parents deny any physical trauma or injury that could have resulted in their child’s scalp lesion. The patient does not report any pain, drainage, bleeding, or exudate from the bump and there were no other associated symptoms. On physical examination, a skin-colored nodule was noted on the vertex of the scalp. It measured 2 cm in diameter and demonstrated localized alopecia and mild erythema. (Figure 1). The nodule was non-tender and smooth in texture.
ISSN:2574-1624
2574-1624
DOI:10.25251/skin.8.1.22