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Caput Succedaneum


Caput Succedaneum

 

edema of soft tissues (skin, subcutaneous tissue) in a newborn infant; the condition develops on that part of the fetus that first passes through the birth canal (head, buttocks, perineum, thigh, shin). Uncomplicated caput succedaneum disappears in a few days.

caput succedaneum


caput

 [kap´ut] (pl. cap´ita) (L.) head.anatomical terminology for the expanded or chief extremity of an organ or part.caput medu´sae the dilated cutaneous veins around the umbilicus, seen mainly in the newborn and in patients suffering from cirrhosis of the liver.caput succeda´neum localized edema, congestion, and petechiae on the fetal and newborn scalp (presenting part), crossing the suture lines.

ca·put suc·ce·da·ne·um

In formal communication, avoid using the simple word caput in the special sense of caput succedaneum.an edematous swelling formed on the presenting portion of the scalp of an infant during birth; the effusion overlies the periosteum; contrasted with cephalhematoma, in which the effusion lies under the periosteum and consists of blood rather than serum.
An edematous bulge—said to resemble a yarmulke—that forms on that portion of the infant scalp immediately overlying the cervical os in a vertex presentation. Caput succedaneum is most prominent in prolonged labour and an incompletely dilated cervix and disappears shortly after birth

caput succedaneum

Neonatology A yarmulka-like edematous bulge that forms on that portion of the infant scalp immediately overlying the cervical os in a vertex presentation; CS is most prominent in prolonged labor and an incompletely dilated cervix and disappears shortly after birth

ca·put suc·ce·da·ne·um

(kap'ŭt sŭk-sĕ-dā'nē-ŭm) An edematous swelling formed on the presenting portion of the scalp of an infant during birth.

caput succedaneum

A boggy (oedematous) swelling of a baby's scalp seen for a period after birth and caused by sustained scalp pressure against the edges of the widened (dilated) cervix. The caput disappears within hours or days.
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