Growing skull fracture with an atypical mechanism: a case report

Growing skull fractures (GSFs) are well-known but rare causes of pediatric head trauma. They generally occur several months after a head injury, and the main lesion is located under the periosteum. We herein report a case involving a 3-month-old boy with GSF that developed by a different mechanism t...

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Autores principales: Aoyama, Masahiro, Joko, Masahiro, Niwa, Aichi, Iwami, Kenichiro, Hara, Masahito, Osuka, Koji, Miyachi, Shigeru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nagoya University 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7276401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32581416
http://dx.doi.org/10.18999/nagjms.82.2.377
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Sumario:Growing skull fractures (GSFs) are well-known but rare causes of pediatric head trauma. They generally occur several months after a head injury, and the main lesion is located under the periosteum. We herein report a case involving a 3-month-old boy with GSF that developed by a different mechanism than previously considered. It developed 18 days after the head injury. A large mass containing cerebrospinal fluid and brain tissue was present within the periosteum. A good outcome was obtained with early strategic surgery. Injury to the inner layer of the periosteum and sudden increase in intracranial pressure might be related to GSF in this case.

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