Saturday, July 11, 2015

Bossing Of Skull In Children

Medical students during their posting in pediatrics ward are shown a patient with increased head circumference and a condition known as bossing of the skull is described in which the skull bones become prominent.
Picture of one such patient is shown below:



What is the differential diagnosis of Bossing of skull in children?



  • Rickets
  • Thalassemia major
  • Congenital syphilis
  • Achondroplasia
  • Hurler syndrome (mucopolysaccaridoses).
  • Cleidocranial dystosis.
  • Ectodermal dysplasia
  • Ehler-Danlos syndrome
  • Pyknodystosis. 

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