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'''Scalp hematomas''' may arise in the context of child birth. They are classified based on location. | '''Scalp hematomas''' may arise in the context of child birth and seen at [[autopsy]] in some perinatal deaths. | ||
They are classified based on location. | |||
==Types== | ==Types== | ||
Hemorrhages and layers from superficial to deep:<ref>URL: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scalp_hematomas.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Scalp_hematomas.jpg]. Accessed on: 11 March 2011.</ref> | |||
#Skin. | |||
#*Caput succadaneum. | |||
#Epicranial aponeurosis. | |||
#*Subgaleal hematoma. | |||
#Periosteum. | |||
#*Cephalhematoma. | |||
#Skull. | |||
* | #*[[Epidural hematoma]]. | ||
#Dura. | |||
#Brain. | |||
==Clinical trivia== | |||
They are reported to occur with hair braiding,<ref name=pmid19148013>{{cite journal |author=Onyeama CO, Lotke M, Edelstein B |title=Subgaleal hematoma secondary to hair braiding in a 31-month-old child |journal=Pediatr Emerg Care |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=40–1 |year=2009 |month=January |pmid=19148013 |doi=10.1097/PEC.0b013e318191db98 |url=}}</ref> and may suggest a coagulopathy.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Raffini L, Tsarouhas N |title=Subgaleal hematoma from hair braiding leads to the diagnosis of von Willebrand disease |journal=Pediatr Emerg Care |volume=20 |issue=5 |pages=316–8 |year=2004 |month=May |pmid=15123904 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Autopsy]] | [[Category:Autopsy]] | ||
[[Category:Neuropathology]] | [[Category:Neuropathology]] | ||