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Craniotabes

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  1. Definition
    1. Thinning of skull outer table
  2. Signs
    1. Press firmly over occiput or parietal bones
    2. Gives-way as if pressing on ping-pong ball
  3. Differential Diagnosis
    1. Rickets
    2. Osteogenesis imperfecta
    3. Hydrocephalus
    4. Normal variant
      1. May be present in newborns
      2. Resolves by 1 month of age
      3. May persist normally at Suture lines

Craniotabes (C0392452)

ConceptsCongenital Abnormality (T019) , Disease or Syndrome (T047)
EnglishCraniotabes, Neonatal "craniotabes", Neonatal craniotabes
Spanishcraneotabes, tabes craneal
Parent ConceptsBone Diseases, Developmental (C0005941), Osteoporosis (C0029456), Degenerative disorder (C1285162), Disorder of skull (C1290854)
SourcesDXP, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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