Es una inflamación difusa en el cuero cabelludo del recién nacido ocasionada por la presión del útero o pared vaginal durante un parto con presentación cefálica.
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
El caput succedaneum es causado por el trauma mecánico de la porción inicial del cuero cabelludo al pasar a través de un cuello uterino estrecho. La inflamación puede estar en cualquier parte del cuero cabelludo, puede cruzar la línea media de la cabeza (al contrario del cefalohematoma) y puede presentarse con decoloración debido a un ligero sangrado en el área. Es posible que también se presente amoldamiento de la cabeza, lo cual está comúnmente asociado con este padecimiento.
Versión en inglés revisada por:Rachel A. Lewis, MD, FAAP, Columbia University Pediatric Faculty Practice, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by Alan Greene, M.D., F.A.A.P., Department of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital; Chief Medical Officer, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Referencias
Stoll, BJ, Kliegman, RM. Nervous System Disorders. In: Behrman, RE., Kliegman, RM, Jenson, HB, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed., Philadelphia, PA: Saunders; 2004:562
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