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Record 1 2018-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

Swelling of the presenting portion of the scalp of an infant, produced during labor, and resulting in edema and varying degrees of hemorrhage of the scalp: the effusion overlies the periosteum; contrasted with cephalhematoma, in which condition the effusion lies under the periosteum.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Infiltration œdémateuse et sanguine de la peau et du tissu cellulaire des téguments crâniens du nouveau-né en rapport avec la présentation de la tête par rapport à l'orifice du col. Elle est à cheval sur les sutures contrairement au céphalhématome. La bosse séro-sanguine n'est nullement le résultat de pressions ou de frottements anormaux et doit être considérée comme une conséquence physiologique du travail normal.

Spanish

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