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Dr AILEEN THANKACHAN K
Dr AILEEN THANKACHAN Kover 6 years ago

Caput succedaneum is a neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous, subcutaneously, extraperiosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure of the presenting part of the scalp against the dilating cervix (tourniquet effect of the cervix) during delivery.

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