Scalp pain when pressed on the top of the head may be caused by non-pathological factors, but may also be related to head trauma, myofasciitis, herpes zoster and boils on the top of the head and other pathological factors.
1. Non-pathological factors: such as long-term late at night, tired, air-conditioning, wind, etc. can cause scalp neuralgia, scalp sensitivity symptoms of pain when pressed, this situation in a timely manner to adjust the work and rest, to ensure adequate sleep, pay attention to the warmth of the symptoms can be gradually relieved disappear.
2. Pathological factors
(1) head trauma: such as skull fracture can be caused by the affected area of the scalp symptoms of pain on pressure, the need for timely diagnosis and treatment of cranial CT examination.
(2) Myofasciitis: aseptic inflammation of the fascia and muscles, which can cause muscle spasm and pain, and if it occurs on the top of the head, it can also cause pain on the scalp.
(3) Herpes zoster on the top of the head: when the scalp is infected with herpes zoster, it can cause localized burning pain in the skin, which may also be accompanied by blisters, and the scalp will also be painful when pressed.
(4) boils: mainly caused by staphylococcus aureus and other infected hair follicles and surrounding tissues, resulting in acute suppurative inflammation of the local hair follicles, when the top of the head scalp infection, it will be easy to appear localized redness, swelling, fever, and other symptoms, but also when the scalp is painful when pressed.
The pain when pressing the scalp is not limited to the above reasons, so it is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the head CT and other examinations, clear diagnosis and active treatment, so as not to delay the condition.