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Fontanelas abultadas - Treatment

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Fontanelas prominentes; Abultamiento o protrusión de las fontanelas

Cuidados en el hogar:

Si la fontanela retorna a la apariencia normal cuando el niño está tranquilo y con la cabeza erguida, no se trata en verdad de una fontanela abultada.

Cuándo contactar a un profesional médico:

La atención urgente e inmediata es necesaria para cualquier bebé que tenga una fontanela que verdaderamente esté protuyendo, en especial si está acompañada de fiebre o somnolencia excesiva.

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico y hará preguntas acerca de la historia clínica del niño, tales como:

  • ¿El "punto blando" retorna a su apariencia normal cuando el bebé está tranquilo o con la cabeza erguida?
  • ¿La fontanela se presenta siempre abultada o esto aparece y desaparece?
  • ¿Cuándo notó esto por primera vez?
  • ¿Qué fontanela está abultada o protruye (la de la parte superior de la cabeza, la posterior u otra)?
  • ¿La protrusión se presenta en todas las fontanelas?
  • ¿Qué otros síntomas se presentan (como fiebre, irritabilidad, letargo)?

Algunos de los exámenes diagnósticos que se pueden realizar son:

  • Reviewed last on: 1/24/2011
  • Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Kinsman Sl, Johnston MV. Congenital anomalies of the central nervous system. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 592.

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