Abstract
Infected cephalohematomas are extremely rare. In this report an infant of 14 weeks developed an infected cephalohematoma, osteomyelitis of the parietal bone and an epidural abscess after fetal monitoring with scalp electrodes. Streptococcus pneumoniae was isolated from the purulent aspirate.
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Listinsky, J.L., Wood, B.P. & Ekholm, S.E. Parietal osteomyelitis and epidural abscess: a delayed complication of fetal monitoring. Pediatr Radiol 16, 150–151 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02386641
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