![]() He checked her heart, lungs, and ears, and found abnormal fluid in her left ear. I explained about the bruising pattern and runny nose every day since the fall (since it could be CSF leak), but he said a fracture was unlikely. He said the same thing, that because it has been 25 days since the fall and she isn't showing any neurological problems, that the fall is unlikely the explanation for her behavior. Today we took her to another physician in emergency medicine, orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine for a second opinion. I told him about the bruising pattern, but he didn't think a fracture was likely in terms of overall probability. Two weeks ago we took my daughter to an orthopedic surgeon (a family friend and neighbor) who physically examined and pressed on her body everywhere and said if there was a fracture, it was occult and would heal on its own in three weeks, but that it was probably just teething. ![]() I am in a very small rural town (where my parents live) for this quarantine period, with one hospital and several local physicians' offices. The scratching stopped after the two-day period. One week ago she had a two-day period where she scratched frantically (lots of serious scratching) at the back of the bottom of her neck, the part just above where the neck merges with the shoulders/body. Both bruises appeared suddenly two days after the fall and faded slowly away after a week. Two days after the fall, she developed a large ugly bruise behind her left ear and back of head along with a dark bruise around her left eye on the same day. She has not cut any new teeth during these 25 days or for a month before. Since then she has undergone a complete personality change: she is inconsolable and generally unhappy, super clingy to only Mom, won't walk for fun (walking while holding our hands used to be an activity she enjoyed), won't independent play, pulls at her hair and puts her finger in her ears (or one ear, haven't paid attention to that), refuses to eat solid foods (before this she would eat a whole egg and avocado etc.), and suddenly cries or screams at random times during night and day. She quieted down soon after we picked her up, and went to bed without incident that night. She has never had a temperature or fever then or since. There was never any irregular pupil sizes at any time. We picked her up immediately and there was no sign of bruising anywhere, and she could move all parts of her body normally. There was a 12-inch gap between the bed and wall, and exposed wood on the side of the bed, with a carpet floor. ![]() I'm hoping for any feedback at all.ΔΆ5 days ago my 13-month-old daughter fell off a bed 2.5 feet tall.
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