Problem

Cephalhaematoma

Nature:

A cephalohaematoma is a hemorrhage of blood between the skull and the periosteum at any age, including a newborn baby secondary to rupture of blood vessels crossing the periosteum. Because the swelling is subperiosteal, its boundaries are limited by the individual bones, in contrast to a caput succedaneum.

Broader Problems:
Haematoma
Problem Type:
G: Very specific problems
Date of last update
12.01.2018 – 19:58 CET