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cephalohematoma

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Noun1.cephalohematoma - a collection of blood under the scalp of a newborn; caused by pressure during birth
cephalhematoma
blood cyst, hematocyst, hemorrhagic cyst - a cyst containing blood
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The fetal skull clearly demonstrates the various plates that later join to form the cranial vault and facial bones, allowing physicians and surgeons to demonstrate the cephalohematomas which sometimes occur at birth and can cause brain damage if they do not dissipate or are removed via surgical procedures.
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The risks associated with both forceps and vacuums include skull fractures, (12) intracranial hemorrhage, (13,14) retinal hemorrhage, (15) cephalohematoma, (16,17) facial nerve injury, (18) brachial plexus injury (18,19) and soft tissue bruising.
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Infants at high risk of severe hyperbilirubinemia are those with jaundice in the first 24 hours, predischarge bilirubin levels in the high-risk zone, blood group incompatibility by positive DAT (direct antiglobulin test or the direct Coombs test) or hemolytic disease, gestational age between 35 to 36 weeks, a previous sibling with phototherapy treatment, and cephalohematoma.
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