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ArticleGhana medical journal2023

Idiopathic parietal bone thinning mimicking a bone lesion.

Thomas Saliba, Alessandro De Leucio, Paolo Simoni

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Article in Ghana medical journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Thomas SalibaHopital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola (HUDERF), Brussels, Belgium.
Alessandro De LeucioHopital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola (HUDERF), Brussels, Belgium.
Paolo SimoniHopital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola (HUDERF), Brussels, Belgium.

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Abstract

Idiopathic focal unilateral skull thinning is a rare finding. An explanation, such as trauma or disease, can often be found. However, in some cases, no explanation is forthcoming, and thus, we must look further into their history for a possible cause. The case of a nine-year-old boy with a crescent-shaped unilateral parietal bone thinning and a history of ventouse-assisted birth is presented. The lesion matches a ventouse's typical location, shape, and size. Thus, with the support of one other reported similar case, we hypothesise this may be the origin. We present the case of a crescent-shaped lesion matching the imprint of a ventouse in a child with a concordant history. This finding is put in the context of similar reports in the literature, and we believe that this report provides further evidence of this obscure phenomenon. Funding: None declared.

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Parietal BoneChildDiagnosis, DifferentialHumansMaleTomography, X-Ray Computedfocal parietal thinningparietal bone thinningskull thinningVentouseventouse-assisted birth

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PMID38957854
PMCPMC11215221

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