![]() THUNDERCLAP HEADACHE, a sudden severe headache in the back of the head, reaching its peak in less than a minute.Relatively rare causes of sudden, newly appearing pain in the back of the head Severe headache starting at the back of the head, aggravated by bending the neck forwardĨ.INFECTIOUS MENINGITIS (viral, bacterial, fungal) can spread from a skin, nose, mouth or ear infection or by droplet infection from another person. An itchy rash that follows the pain within a week or twoħ.Usually one-sided, burning neck and head pain or tingling. ![]() SHINGLES – HERPES ZOSTER – a reactivation of a Herpes zoster virus due to stress or disease. Various bumps or lumps on the scalp or near the hair lineĦ.FOLLICULITIS – inflammation of the hair follicles. Itchy nose and eyes, clear discharge (in allergic sinusitis)ĥ.Blocked nose, thick discharge, sometimes low grade fever (in bacterial sinusitis).Constant, pressure-like pain in the cheeks or front.SINUSITIS may cause pain in the back of the head, if inflammation spreads to the sphenoidal sinus ( 1). Symptoms: mild fever, facial and chest rash, painful lymph nodes in the back of the headĤ.Rubella, a viral, usually childhood infection, now rare in US.Symptoms: enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, armpits and groin, sore throat, low grade fever, headache, fatigue disease may last for a month or more.Infectious mononucleosis, caused by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV).Symptoms: red and swollen tonsils, sore throat, fever, tender or swollen lymph nodes in the neck and behind the ears.Strep throat (streptococcal tonsillitis).Symptoms: pain in one or both ears and back of the head on the affected side, pulling at ear(s), fever, irritability, decreased hearing, sometimes ear discharge.Infection of the middle ear (otitis media) or mastoid (mastoiditis), common in small children, but also in adults. ![]()
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