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How will the red spots present below my chest for more than ten years affect my baby?
Query: Hello doctor, I have red spot below my chest for more than ten years. The spots are about 1 inch in diameter. I consulted a doctor earlier, and he said it was normal, but now I wanted to have a baby. And I am scared that it will affect my baby. Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I acknowledge your query and the picture attached with this query (attachments removed to protect the patient’s identity). The spots look like hemangioma, which is a benign condition. No need to worry and get scared as it will not have any harmful effect on your pr... Read Full »
Can Levothyroxine interferes with my pregnancy?
Query: Hi doctor, I am actually afraid of the side effect of the medicine that I take the whole time during my lifespan. I weigh 54 kg, and my BP and sugar are normal. Two years ago, I had a nodule in the left lobe of the thyroid gland. After FNAC, it was suspicious follicular adenoma. My doctor did a tota... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I thoroughly read your query and understand your concern. It is nice to have self-concern but be positive. Do not be anxious. Follow all precautions, necessary advice, and treatment, whatever is suggested by your doctor. It is better to have strict control over your thyro... Read Full »
I have small, painful lumps on my stomach. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have three small lumps on my stomach. One on top of my stomach (above my belly button), one on the left side of my belly button, and another below. It's been more than three months. I am not sure if my stomach is hurting or itching because of the lumps. Please help. Thank you. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. If you can feel the lumps, that means the nodes are under the skin superficially and not in the stomach as stomach lumps can not be palpated. Secondly, these lumps under the skin are lipomas and are benign. They do not pose any threat a... Read Full »
What does the report on glomus jugulare indicate?
Query: Hello doctor, Kindly have a look on my mother's report regarding glomus jugulare and advise. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. This is a slow-growing benign noncancerous tumor of the base of the skull extending to the neck with a close relationship to the important vein, artery, and nerves of the brain. The scan reports indicate that this is a fairly large tumor and this will require a team o... Read Full »
How can we treat meningioma tumor?
Query: Hi doctor, My grandmother is affected with meningioma tumor. Please advise what has to be done. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your attachment (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The meningioma is a benign tumor, which grows slowly. But, the meningioma present in your grandmother is in the advanced stage, causing compression of the adjacent brain structures. ... Read Full »
Please suggest some solutions for raised, mushy and movable mole that is present on my scalp.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 21-year-old male. I have a raised bump or mole on my scalp, which is around 5 mm wide, on which hairs are growing. It is skin-colored or close to the color of the skin. Consistency is soft, smooth, mushy, a little oily, and movable. I am unsure if it is growing or not, but it fee... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.I understand your concern. From the image attached (attachment removed to protect the patient’s identity), and the description, it seems it might be a intradermal melanocytic nevus. It is a benign and harmless condition. It looks benign but other benign appandageal and ha... Read Full »
My mom has small benign tumors in her hand for which the doctor has suggested amputation. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I would like a query about hand surgery and hand tumors. My mom's hand had a lump near her wrist which she did not care about. One day while cleaning the house, she pulled her hand and hurt herself in a safe area. But she did not go to a doctor because she said she did not have any pai... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to iclniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. I am really sorry for your mother. I have seen the picture you sent and read the report (attachment removed to protect the patient's identity). As it shows the evidence of recurrence of the tumor, the best option ... Read Full »
My ears are clogged with a ringing sound. What can I do?
Query: Hello doctor, The right ear was clogged with a ringing sensation one week before, and it resolved without treatment the next day. But I was experiencing dizziness, tingling in the head, nose block with discharge, and headache. A CT scan was taken upon consultation with a neurologist, which showed s... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. According to your report (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), a mass in the left maxillary sinus extends to the left nasal cavity that is causing your concern. As mentioned in the CT (computed tomography) scan, it seems like nasal polyp, which is a ... Read Full »
Can the soft pulpy growth on my mother's shoulder be cancerous?
Query: Hi doctor,My mother has a tumor-like thing in her shoulder. It is like a soft pulpy thing. Right now it is small and not causing much pain. When she works too much, she feels a weight on her shoulder and a mild pain like she has lifted a weight. Is that something cancerous? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for using this platform. It sounds like your mother has a soft pulpy growth on her shoulder, which is painless at rest but causes heaviness on exertion. Although this information gives us some idea, it is challenging for me to guess what precisely this growth ... Read Full »
Can fibrous cortical defect in tibia be cured?
Query: Hi doctor,I am suffering mild pain in the middle part of my right leg tibia. An MRI was done and the doctor said that I have a fibrous cortical defect. I would like to know if is it completely curable. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Fibrous cortical defect is also called as non-ossifying fibroma.It is a benign tumor. It usually occurs in children and also usually in the tibia bone. Most of the time it regresses on its own and casting is required. But, if the lesion is found to be too long or involv... Read Full »