Cephalhematoma usually disappears within -: (A) 3-5 months, (B) 2-5 weeks, (C) 3-5 weeks, (D) 5 -7 weeks
Answer is D. Ans. is 'd' i.e., 5-7 weeks o Cepholhematoma is a subperiosteal hemorrhage usually involving parietal and temporal bones. o It is more common in forceps delivery, vaccum extraction and prolonged labor. o It is soft and fluctuant swelling with well defined margins. o A cepholhematoma crossing the midline indicates underlying fracture of the skull fracture is linear not depressed. o It disappears between 2 week to 3 months.