my mother in law has a painful lump in front of her left ear (-pain level of 5 on a scale of 10 being the most painful); right above her jawline--it started 5 days ago; today there is another lump below her left eye. 2 days ago; she also developed painful headaches--also pain level of 5 on a scale of 10.
Hi. The lumps on 2 sites on a face area can be due to abscesses. The one on the right could have been due to parotid gland infection. She needs a course of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatory medicines. Once the swellings start regressing the real cause can be seen. Whichever the infection treatment is same in the initial periods. So get started. The headache can be secondary to bacteremia or septicemia. Should settle in the time.