Scalp swelling crossing the suture line on skull radiograph: is it always a sign of caput succedaneum?
Caput succedaneum is the soft swelling of the neonatal scalp that may extend over the suture line, as opposed to cephalhaematoma, which is restricted by the suture. However, if caput succedaneum and cephalhaematoma coexist and the swelling crosses the suture line, it may be diagnosed as caput succedaneum and the cephalhaematoma will be easily missed, both on the radiograph and clinically. We report an interesting MR finding in a neonate who simultaneously showed both caput succedaneum and cephalhaematoma.
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Guro Hospital of Korea University, 80 Guro-Dong, Guro-Ku, Seoul 152-703, South Korea.
Jae Woong
JW
Choi
Chang Hee
CH
Lee
Sang Il
SI
Suh
D001929:Brain Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015160:Hydrops Fetalis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed