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  1. J.P.C. Peper

    J.P.C. Peper Bronze Member

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    What’s your diagnosis?

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    unclosed posterior fontanel?
     

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    Cephalic haematoma.

    A subperiostal bleed occuring during delivery. The haematoma forms on the os parietale, usually unilateral (but in this case bilateral). Because the swelling is subperiosteal its boundaries are limited by the individual bones.
     

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