*Healthy four-week-old baby presented with parental complaint of abnormal head shape since birth.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer
Answer:
Trigonocephaly
Case Discussion:
CT images of the brain revealed the triangular appearance of the frontal skull.
Trigonocephaly refers to the triangular appearance of the frontal skull created by premature fusion of the metopic suture (metopic craniosynostosis).
References:
1. Benson ML, Oliverio PJ, Yue NC et-al. Primary craniosynostosis: imaging features. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1996;166 (3): 697-703.