Congenital Depressed Skull Fracture Due to Maternal-Fetal Trauma

Diallo Moussa,Ouattara Dramane,Rabiou Mahaman Sani,Tokpa André,Kanikomo Drissa,Diallo Oumar

doi:10.4236/ojmn.2021.111001

Abstract

The fetal head trauma is rare and seen in pregnant road accidents and during extractive maneuvers during childbirth. We have reported a case of congenital depressed skull fracture due to an innocuous fall from her own height of a pregnant of 35 weeks of amenorrhea. The diagnosis was made at birth, by vaginal delivery, by the discovery of a left frontal depressed skull fracture without neurological disorder. A surgical lifting of the drepressed skull fracture was made at the 2nd day of life. Outcome was good marked by a normal psychomotor development.

Highlights

Head traumas occurring in the fetus outside obstetrical maneuvers are rare and poorly documented [1]
We have reported a case of congenital depressed skull fracture due to an innocuous fall from her own height of a pregnant of 35 weeks of amenorrhea
The diagnosis was made at birth, by vaginal delivery, by the discovery of a left frontal depressed skull fracture without neurological disorder

Summary

Introduction

Head traumas occurring in the fetus outside obstetrical maneuvers are rare and poorly documented [1]. Car accidents with pregnant women on board are the main cause of these injuries [2]. When they reach the head of the fetus, these traumas can be responsible for complications such as developmental delay or cerebral palsy. Depressed skull fractures of the fetus secondary to a fall of a pregnant woman from her own height are exceptional. We report a congenital depressed skull fracture due to maternal-fetal trauma. Through this case, we will discuss diagnostic and therapeutic modalities

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