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Cresta metópica
Definición:
Es una forma anormal del cráneo. La cresta se puede observar en la frente.
Consideraciones generales:
Una cresta metópica es similar a otras suturas con reborde y se presenta cuando las dos mitades de los huesos frontales del cráneo se fusionan prematuramente.
La cresta metópica normalmente comienza a cerrarse en el segundo año de vida y, por lo general, está completamente cerrada durante el tercer año, aunque puede persistir sin cerrarse a través de toda la vida en el 10% de la población.
No existe tratamiento ni cirugÃa requerida para esta condición.
Causas comunes:
La craneosinostosis congénita, particularmente la trigonocefalia, es una causa común de la cresta metópica.
Referencias:
Ridgway EB. Skull deformities. Pediatr Clin North Am . 2004; 51(2): 359-87.
Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging . 4th ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2001:2484.
- Fecha de revisión: 5/10/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Daniel Rauch, MD, FAAP, Director, Pediatric Hospitalist Program, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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