Calcified cephalohematoma

Case contributed by Naqibullah Foladi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma at birth. Right parietal region swelling.

Patient Data

Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
ct

Evidence of double skull layer in the right parietal region with ossified material between the layers.
Mild enlargement of subarachnoid spaces anterior to both frontoparietal lobes.
The interhemispheric fissure is centered on the midline.
Normal gray-white matter differentiation is preserved.
The cerebral ventricles are symmetrically arranged. No sign of hydrocephalus.
No abnormalities are seen in the basal ganglia and thalami.
The brain stem and cerebellum appear normal.
The orbital contents are normal.

Case Discussion

The double skull layer in the right parietal region with internal ossified materials is suggestive of calcified cephalohematoma.

This case is also contributed by Dr. Sahar Maroof

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