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Caput succedaneum

Al nacimiento, es común que la parte superior del cuero cabelludo del bebé presente hinchazón o magulladuras en las áreas que se introdujeron primero en el cuello uterino. Esto es lo que se conoce como caput succedaneum y se palpa como una masa suave y esponjosa. Este bebé tiene un caput grande en el lado derecho del cuero cabelludo.

Revision

Last reviewed 6/28/2011 by Kimberly G Lee, MD, MSc, IBCLC, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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