tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post7336135897169001530..comments2023-10-07T01:34:01.774-07:00Comments on Case of the Day: Newborn ExamCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-72480255628684241122008-07-18T07:51:00.000-07:002008-07-18T07:51:00.000-07:00Newborn ExamThis is a cephalohematoma, a periostea...Newborn Exam<BR/><BR/>This is a cephalohematoma, a periosteal collection of blood seen in 1-2% of newborns. They may increase in size after birth and may take weeks to months to resolve. The soft tissue mass (white arrow) does not cross the suture line (black arrow). If they do cross a suture line, that suggests a subgaleal hemorrhage between the aponeurosis covering the scalp and the periosteum or caput succedaneum, edema over the head.<BR/><BR/>Sources: UpToDate; LearningRadiology.comCraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072102331564743101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082643038671225434.post-7604886432197092008-07-17T06:05:00.000-07:002008-07-17T06:05:00.000-07:00CephalhematomaCephalhematomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com