Caput succedaneum

Under a caput succedaneum, German birth tumor of Obstetricians goes into a hematoma in the scalp. During birth the head is in the pelvis of women in labor, making the outflow of blood may be more difficult on the veins of the scalp and it comes to a doughy - edematous, often bluish swelling, in contrast to Cephalhematoma exceeds the cranial sutures. The birth tumor forms without treatment within a few days spontaneously.

  • Neonatology
  • Disease in gynecology and obstetrics
  • Disease in pediatrics
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