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True about Cephal-hematoma:

A
Jaundice is prolonged due to cephal-hematoma
B
Crosses the suture line
C
Appears on occiput in first few hours of life
D
Due to rupture of bridging arteries
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. (a) Jaundice prolongation due to cephalhematomaRef.-.Harrison 18th ed., chapter 61* Cephalhematoma is seen due to birth trauma, and represents sub-periosteal hemorrhage.* The hematoma is limited sharply by the margins of the bone and does not cross suture lines.* In first 2 weeks, the hematoma is of soft tissue density due to its blood contents and X skull films show the swelling as a soft tissue "mass" which is limited at its margins by the cranial sutures.

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