Caput succedaneum is a benign neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous, subcutaneous, extra-periosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins, caused by pressure on the presenting part of the fetal scalp from the vaginal walls and uterus as the infant passes through a narrowed cervix during delivery.
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ICD-10 ChapterXVI: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Sources
1. Wikipedia: Caput succedaneum
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Caput succedaneum is a benign neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous (containing blood and serum), subcutaneous, extra-periosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure on the presenting part of the fetal scalp by the vaginal walls and uterus as the infant passes through a narrowed cervix during delivery.
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Caput succedaneum is a benign neonatal condition involving a serosanguinous (containing blood and serum), subcutaneous, extra-periosteal fluid collection with poorly defined margins caused by the pressure on the presenting part of the fetal scalp by the vaginal walls and uterus as the infant passes through a narrowed cervix during delivery.
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Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
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