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The Fetus and the NeonataI Infant Part 1
Regarding cephalohematoma,all the following are true EXCEPT
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ExplanationCephalohematoma is a subperiosteal hemorrhage, hence always limited to the surface of one cranial bone, while caput succedaneum is a diffuse, sometimes ecchymotic, edematous swelling of the soft tissues of the scalp involving the area presenting during vertex delivery. It may extend across the midline and across suture lines.
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