My wife had a large quarter plus sized lump at the base of her skull. It has lasted for about 9 days gradually getting smaller and is now about the size of a dime. Since that time she has nonstop severe painful headaches, is nauseous, unable to hold food down, has on and off numbness/tingling in her legs and arms. Her seizures seem to have increased and her balance seems to be getting worse. She wants to sleep more and tires quickly. She did not hit her head and had no bruise. Today she scratched off a scab and it now appears to look like a pimple. Gently squeezing it just produces plasma no puss or blood.
Hi, I understand your concern and would explain that this lump could be related to an infection or an inflammation cyst. The fact that the dimensions are getting smaller is very reassuring, but her clinical situation is really concerning. That is why, I would recommend going to the ER for a physical check up and some tests: - a brain CT scan to exclude a possible abscess.- complete blood count, PCR, sedimentation rate for inflammation. Hope to have been helpful. Let me know if I can assist you further. Kind regards, 