Talk:Cephalohematoma

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I think the picture ought to be edited to make the periosteum more visible. Without clicking on the picture to blow it up, it's impossible to see the faint dotted line, and may lead to confusion about the placement of the collection of blood relative to the periosteum. Bobsagat (talk) 00:06, 20 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

cephalOhematoma

It should really be called a cephalOhematoma

I agree. The page header should be "cephalohematoma" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.26.119.125 (talk) 20:11, 15 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Causes

The usual causes of a cephalhematoma are a prolonged second stage of labor or instrumental delivery, particularly ventouse. cephalo pelvic disproportion ,big baby ,twins breech presentation sholould also be considered,prolong labour,diabetic mother are the other causes [edit] Symptoms If severe the child may develop jaundice, anemia or hypotension. In some cases it may be an indication of a linear skull fracture or be at risk of an infection leading to osteomyelitis or meningitis.

The swelling of a Cephalhematoma takes weeks to resolve as the blood clot is slowly absorbed from the periphery towards the centre. In time the swelling hardens (calcification) leaving a a relatively softer centre so that it appears as a 'depressed fracture'.

Cephalhematoma should be distinguised from another scalp bleeding called Subgaleal hemorrahge (also called Subaponeurotic Hemorrhage) which is blood between the scalp and skull bone (above the periosteum) and is more extensive. It is more prone to complications especially anemia and bruising.

[edit] Management No laboratory studies usually are necessary. Skull Xray or CT scanning is used if neurological symptoms appear. Usual management is mainly observation. Transfusion and phototherapy are necessary if blood accumulation is significant. Aspiration is more likely to increase the risk of infection. The presence of a bleeding disorder should be considered. Skull radiography or CT scanning is also used if concomitant depressed skull fracture is a possibility.

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cephalOhematoma — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.148.36.101 (talk) 16:29, 13 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]