painful red spot on top of head

[hazlinh]

DD (5) has been having a red spot on top of her head for maybe 2 weeks. It's not raised or anything, it's just that a small coin-sized area of her scalp is red in colour. She says it hurts when it's pressed.

Saw a paediatrician a week and a half ago and he wasn't entirely sure what it was but thought it might be an insect bite and her skin was sensitive. He gave fucicort cream to apply, and I haven't been applying religiously, but the spot is still there.

Does anyone know what it might be? Should I go back to him? Or try another paediatrician. Or a skin specialist??

[alypaly]

any picture

[hazlinh]

hi alypaly, good point. i shd try and get a photo.

and to add to that, suddenly discovered today that dd seems to have two balls behind her ears, swollen glands or something?! is it dangerous?

[alypaly]

give me some help...whereabouts behind her ears...on the lobes or at the junction between ear and head,bottom of ear. Are they red,skin coloured,????????????????

[hazlinh]

yikes didn't realise there were lots of variables. it's behind the lobe i think, am at work now so am trying to recollect oh and it's skin coloured. but took her to a gp yesterday, and he said it was a bacterial infection? and gave her antibiotics. but he said it had nothing to do with the spot on her head, which he referred us to a dermatologist for....