Enlarged persistent anterior fontanel following head injury. A case report.
A 2-year-old child is reported with an unusual large anterior fontanel. The boy sustained a head injury at the age of 10 months. Post traumatic skull X-rays showed a parietal bone fracture. At the age of 2 years a leptomeningeal cyst underlying the anterior fontanel was found on CT. A causal relation between the persistent anterior fontanel and the roentgenographic findings is discussed.
D001099:Arachnoid; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010294:Parietal Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D010841:Pia Mater; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging