Trigonocephaly

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Skull deformity.

Patient Data

Age: 3 month
Gender: Male
ct

The anterior cranium appears triangular in shape with overlapping of the metopic suture in favour of trigonocephaly.

Case Discussion

Features are compatible with trigonocephaly that refers to the triangular appearance of the frontal skull created by premature fusion of the metopic suture (metopic craniosynostosis).

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