Plagiocephaly

Case contributed by Sepehr Haghighi
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Head deformity

Patient Data

Age: 6 years
Gender: Male
ct

Unilateral left sided premature closure of coronal suture causing plagiocephaly.

Case Discussion

Plagiocephaly refers to a type of craniosynostosis in which there is asymmetric premature closure of the coronal and/or lambdoid sutures.

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