Subgaleal haematoma is rare in paediatric age group except in the new-born observed after instrumental delivery. Literature review suggests its association with underlying coagulation disorders, ...

3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, York District Hospital, York, UK Subaponeurotic or subgaleal fluid collection is a rare but important cause of scalp swelling in young infants. Fluid in the ...

Aims To raise awareness of potential different causes of subgaleal haematoma in a child. Method We report the case of an 8 month old boy who presented with an unexplained fluctuating scalp swelling in ...

Subgaleal hematoma, characterised by blood accumulation between the galea aponeurosis and the periosteum, is rarely reported in adults. A man with liver cirrhosis experienced airway obstruction ...

Objectives & Background Subgaleal haematoma is associated with skull fracture in infants and young children. If the onset is reported to have appeared some time after the suggested mechanism, history ...