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A baby with a prenatally diagnosed cystic hygroma should be delivered in a major medical center equipped to deal with neonatal complications, such as a neonatal intensive care unit. An obstetrician usually decides the method of delivery. If the cystic hygroma is large, a cesarean section may be performed. After birth, infants with a persistent ...
Cradle cap is crusty or oily scaly patches on a baby's scalp. The condition is not painful or itchy, but it can cause thick white or yellow scales that are not easy to remove. [ 1 ] Cradle cap most commonly begins sometime in the first three months but can occur in later years.
The occipital lymph nodes, one to three in number, are located on the back of the head close to the margin of the trapezius and resting on the insertion of the semispinalis capitis. Their afferent vessels drain the occipital region of the scalp , while their efferents pass to the superior deep cervical glands .
A little more than a month ago, Owens felt a hard lump in Gracelyn’s head when washing her hair. Owens thought a screw from one of her surgeries was coming out. “It was perfectly round and it ...
Relative incidence of cutaneous cysts: Trichilemmal cyst is labeled near top. A trichilemmal cyst (or pilar cyst) is a common cyst that forms from a hair follicle, most often on the scalp, and is smooth, mobile, and filled with keratin, a protein component found in hair, nails, skin, and horns.
The teenager spent years being confused by the bump in her belly, only for doctors to discover she had a rare condition called 'Fetus in fetu.' Doctors find 'twin' growing inside 17-year-old girl ...
This occurs because a hard cup does not spread out over the head like a soft cup. [12] Because it takes a maximum of 2 minutes for a chignon to form, the vacuum extraction should be completed within 15 minutes in order to prevent injury to the baby. [13] A soft cup does not require a chignon to form and is associated with less trauma to the ...
Pachycephalosaurus (/ ˌ p æ k ɪ ˌ s ɛ f əl ə ˈ s ɔː r ə s /; [2] meaning "thick-headed lizard", from Greek pachys-/ παχύς-"thickness", kephalon/ κεφαλή "head" and sauros/ σαῦρος "lizard") [3] is a genus of pachycephalosaurid ornithischian dinosaur.