A bone-like hardness on the side of the neck of a newborn may be normal or it may be caused by enlarged lymph nodes or spasm of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
1. Normal: Both newborns and adults will feel a bone-like hardness in front of their necks because the spinous process of the spine will be in front of their necks, but there are no other abnormalities.
2. Enlarged lymph nodes: If the newborn has a bone-like hardness on one side of the neck, and accompanied by other parts of the body abnormalities, such as colds and fevers may be enlarged lymph nodes, mainly due to the infection of nearby tissues.
3. Sternocleidomastoid muscle spasm: often the texture is hard and the border is not clear, may be due to birth injury or fetal malposition during fetal life.
Newborns with bone-like hardness on one side of the neck, there may be other reasons, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, under the guidance of the doctor to give targeted treatment or treatment.