Fetal cephalhematoma - an unusual antenatal presentation of a common neonatal scalp swelling posing a diagnostic challenge

Cephalhematoma is an accumulation of blood in the subperiosteal space. While cephalhematoma is a well-documented postnatal occurrence, antenatal presentation is quite rare. This case report focuses on a rare presentation of fetal scalp swelling in a routine 32-week antenatal scan of a 38-year-old fe...

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Autores principales: Gandhi, Sunita, Rajamurugan, Sujatha, sadek, Eman, Board, Arab, Mohan, Manjit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10440402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37609069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.07.055
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author Gandhi, Sunita
Rajamurugan, Sujatha
sadek, Eman
Board, Arab
Mohan, Manjit
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description Cephalhematoma is an accumulation of blood in the subperiosteal space. While cephalhematoma is a well-documented postnatal occurrence, antenatal presentation is quite rare. This case report focuses on a rare presentation of fetal scalp swelling in a routine 32-week antenatal scan of a 38-year-old female. The swelling resolved spontaneously after birth. Awareness of this atypical manifestation is crucial for the radiologist to consider it in the differentials and for the obstetrician in providing appropriate prenatal care and avoiding unnecessary drastic interventions. The aim is to elucidate the diagnostic challenges and clinical management of this unique presentation.
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spelling pubmed-104404022023-08-22 Fetal cephalhematoma - an unusual antenatal presentation of a common neonatal scalp swelling posing a diagnostic challenge Gandhi, Sunita Rajamurugan, Sujatha sadek, Eman Board, Arab Mohan, Manjit Radiol Case Rep Case Report Cephalhematoma is an accumulation of blood in the subperiosteal space. While cephalhematoma is a well-documented postnatal occurrence, antenatal presentation is quite rare. This case report focuses on a rare presentation of fetal scalp swelling in a routine 32-week antenatal scan of a 38-year-old female. The swelling resolved spontaneously after birth. Awareness of this atypical manifestation is crucial for the radiologist to consider it in the differentials and for the obstetrician in providing appropriate prenatal care and avoiding unnecessary drastic interventions. The aim is to elucidate the diagnostic challenges and clinical management of this unique presentation. Elsevier 2023-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10440402/ /pubmed/37609069 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.07.055 Text en © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of University of Washington. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10440402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37609069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.07.055
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