Subaponeurotic Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection in an Infant

Subaponeurotic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection is a rare condition. We report a 13-week-old male infant who presented with a swelling in the occipitoparietal region of 4 h duration. Swelling was soft, fluctuant, and contained CSF. It was tapped twice on the 4(th) and 8(th) day of appearance and...

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Autores principales: Munjal, Satyashiva, Kumar, Sushil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5696668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29204206
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpn.JPN_19_17
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Sumario:Subaponeurotic cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collection is a rare condition. We report a 13-week-old male infant who presented with a swelling in the occipitoparietal region of 4 h duration. Swelling was soft, fluctuant, and contained CSF. It was tapped twice on the 4(th) and 8(th) day of appearance and resolved completely by 7 weeks. The condition is benign, and a conservative approach is recommended.

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