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Caput succedaneum - Síntomas

Nombres alternativos

Tumor del parto

Síntomas:

Inflamación suave y abultada del cuero cabelludo del recién nacido.
La inflamación puede o no tener algún grado de hematoma.
La inflamación se puede extender sobre la línea media de la cabeza.
Se ve con más frecuencia en la parte de la cabeza que se presenta primero en el parto.
Puede estar asociada con un amoldamiento aumentado de la cabeza.

Signos y exámenes:

El examen físico confirma si la inflamación es un caput succedaneum y no se requiere de ningún otro examen.

Caput succedaneum

Fecha de revisión: 5/1/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por:Rachel A. Lewis, MD, FAAP, Columbia University Pediatric Faculty Practice, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Stoll, BJ, Kliegman, RM. Nervous System Disorders. In: Behrman, RE., Kliegman, RM, Jenson, HB, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed., Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2004:562

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