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Newborn Cranial Alteration at Birth - a Clinical Case

Rita Calejo Pereira Machado Ribeiro1, Mário Mateus2, Marta Rosário2
1Pediatrics and Neonatology Department, Tâmega e Sousa Local Health Unit, Penafiel, Portugal, 2Neonatology Unit, São João Local Health Unit, Porto, Portugal

Address for Correspondence: Rita Calejo, Avenida do Hospital Padre Américo 210, 4564-007 Guilhufe, Portugal.
Email: ritacalejor@gmail.com
Keywords : Cranial defect, Newborn, Aplasia Cutis Congenita
Question :
Newborn girl from a monitored and uneventful 40 weeks pregnancy, born from a vacuum delivery without major trauma noticed. Apgar score of 9/10/10, at 1st, 5th and 10th minutes. Weight, height an head circumference are adequate do gestational age. Scalp lesions noted at birth – shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Scalp lesions noted at birth.
<b>Figure 1.</b> Scalp lesions noted at birth.


What diagnoses should be considered?
 
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