Cloverleaf skull

Discussion:

Pancraniosynostosis with premature closure of the coronal, sagittal, and lambdoid sutures with a subsequent cloverleaf deformity of the skull. There is also mid-face hypoplasia, which suggests syndromic etiology.

Cloverleaf skull or Kleeblattschadel skull represents a severe form of pansynostosis. It's an extremely rare disease.

It occurs intrauterine with closure of the sagittal, coronal and lambdoid sutures.

It's usually associated with:

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