Caput Succedaneum
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.
Caput Succedaneum
edema of soft tissues (skin, subcutaneous tissue) in a newborn infant; the condition develops on that part of the fetus that first passes through the birth canal (head, buttocks, perineum, thigh, shin). Uncomplicated caput succedaneum disappears in a few days.
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