SECONDARY CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS
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Craniosynostosis Secondary to Rickets: Manifestations on Computed Tomography
We present the case of a preterm 6-month-old African American infant who developed craniosynostosis secondary to rickets. This child developed rickets and macrocephaly by the age of 6 months. His head continued to enlarge, and a 3D CT obtained when the child was 2 years old revealed metopic and bilateral coronal craniosynostosis. This CT suggested increased intracranial pressure, and therefore,...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.109.2.277