Congenital depression of the skull in neonate: a case of successful conservative management.
Congenital depression of the fetal skull unassociated with trauma is a rare event. In general, larger and deeper depressions are treated more aggressively either by neurosurgical correction or suction elevation with a breast pump. A case of right parietal skull depression noticed at birth in a term neonate born through cesarean section is reported here. Computed tomography scan revealed a bony depression without a fracture. The baby was managed conservatively, and the depression resolved completely at 6 months of age. This case highlights the potential role of spontaneous resolution in simple congenital skull depression.
Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Sunil K
SK
Agrawal
Praveen
P
Kumar
Venkataseshan
V
Sundaram
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012886:Skull / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed