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Skull bossing is a descriptive term in medical physical examination indicating a protuberance of the skull, most often in the frontal bones of the forehead ("frontal bossing"). Although prominence of the skull bones may be normal, skull bossing may be associated with certain medical conditions, [ 1 ] including nutritional, metabolic, hormonal ...
large, bulging head; prominent scalp veins "saddle-like, flat bridged nose with broad, fleshy tip" large lips and tongue; small, widely spaced and/or malformed teeth; hypertrophic alveolar ridges and/or gums; The head tends to be longer than normal from front to back, with a bulging forehead.
Trigonocephaly is a congenital condition due to premature fusion of the metopic suture (from Ancient Greek metopon 'forehead'), leading to a triangular forehead. The premature merging of the two frontal bones leads to transverse growth restriction and parallel growth expansion.
The frontal suture is a fibrous joint that divides the two halves of the frontal bone of the skull in infants and children. Typically, it completely fuses between three and nine months of age, with the two halves of the frontal bone being fused together.
Cranial sutures. A defining characteristic of Crouzon syndrome is craniosynostosis, which results in an abnormal head shape.This is present in combinations of: frontal bossing, trigonocephaly (fusion of the metopic suture), brachycephaly (fusion of the coronal suture), dolichocephaly (fusion of the sagittal suture), plagiocephaly (unilateral premature closure of lambdoid and coronal sutures ...
A tragic photo of a baby born with only one eye and no nose has been circulating the Internet. The baby is being referred to as "baby cyclops" due to the comparisons drawn with the mythical ...
An ultrasound image showing the unusual positioning and a description of the contributing circumstances were recently published in a journal.
Bossing (bulging) of the forehead. Open skull sutures, large fontanelles. Hypertelorism. Delayed ossification of bones forming symphysis pubis, producing a widened symphysis. Coxa vara can occur, limiting abduction and causing Trendelenburg gait. Short middle fifth phalanges, [14] sometimes causing short and wide fingers. [15] Vertebral ...