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Cephalohematoma

By Sushila Ladumor, MD, FRCR | February 15, 2012

History: A 7-week-old female with left scalp hard swelling, rule out hematoma

Skull X-Ray: Frontal and lateral projection.

The skull radiograph demonstrates a rim of calcification in the periphery of a raised swelling on the left parietal bone. This finding is characteristic of a cephalohematoma in its healing stages.

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by Dr.Sushila Ladumor | May 10, 2012 12:16 PM EDT

Firstly by clinical examination and detail history is more helpful in diagnosing cephalhematoma over caput succedanum. In acute cephalhematoma, US shows hypoechoic area underlying localized swelling and by follow-up it appears more organized and decreased in size. In later stages when calcification occurs ,US shows echogenic linear line with posterior shadowing and it obscures underlying detail.

by joseph gikonyo | May 09, 2012 4:55 AM EDT

Comment on the role of US in imaging of cephalohematoma/subgaleal heamorrhage in the acute stages.

Dr J Gikonyo,
General radiologist,
The Mater Hospital,
Nairobi,Kenya

by Luong Nguyen Ngoc | April 20, 2012 10:51 PM EDT

Thanks a lot.

by sandhya deopujari | February 23, 2012 1:52 AM EST

A cephalhaematomma does not cross the suture lines
sandy

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