Kefalogematoma at newborns is a kind of a patrimonial trauma at which there is hemorrhage to the area between a periosteum and the external surface of a skull, forming characteristic camber on the head. At the timely request for medical care of a kefalogematom easily responds to treatment.
Reasons of emergence of a kefalogematoma
If at the child the kefalogematoma was formed, the reasons of this unpleasant circumstance are in excessive squeezing of a head when moving the newborn on patrimonial ways. It happens if at the woman in labor the narrow or flat basin or a fruit has the large size. Perenoshenny pregnancy, pathologically fast childbirth at primipara, various pathologies at a fruit, pelvic or front prelying a fruit can be the reasons of a kefalogematoma.
Also the reasons of formation of a kefalogematoma can be in the hypotoxic patrimonial injuries arising when winding by an umbilical cord, a language zapadeniye, a congestion in a slime mouth, etc. In certain cases it is possible to predict a possibility of formation of a kefalogematoma at a pregnancy stage, but the kefalogematoma an unpleasant surprise which can strongly frighten young mom becomes more often. Fortunately, the modern medicine successfully treats such patrimonial injuries, the main thing is to ask for medical care in time.
Treatment of a kefalogematoma at newborns
Ways of treatment kefalogematy at newborns depend on their sizes. Small kefalogematoma do not demand any medical intervention and, as a rule, completely resolve by two months of life of the child. However constant observation of the doctor is necessary. Perhaps, the doctor to help a small organism, will appoint reception of a gluconate of calcium for the strengthening of vessels or vitamin K improving blood clotting. In this case parents need to try that the child did not cry long since during crying blood flows to the head, complicating process of resorption of a swelling. If the sizes of a kefalogematoma there is more norm, it is deleted in the surgical way. For this purpose the surgeon punctures a tumor with a special needle and pumps out blood. After that the pressing bandage is applied to the head. Operation on pumping out of a tumor simple, but, considering small age of the child, it is better to carry out it in the conditions of a hospital that the child was under control of the doctor round the clock. After removal of a tumor the surgeon has to examine the child daily, taking temperature and estimating a condition of integuments on the place of a tumor. If the doctor notices suppuration, to the child anti-inflammatory medicines are appointed. In certain cases it is necessary to resort to the additional surgeries connected with removal of pus and residues of blood. Anyway mothers should not panic: implementing the recommendations of doctors, you will surely achieve an absolute recovery of the kid, and in few months and do not remember that it had some problems.