Plagiocephaly

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Plagiocephaly Classification and external resources
ICD-10	Q67.3
ICD-9	754.0
DiseasesDB	29858

Plagiocephaly is a type of cephalic disorder. Plagiocephaly is a condition characterized by an asymmetrical distortion (flattening of one side) of the skull. It is a common finding at birth and may be the result of a restrictive intrauterine environment. If there is premature union of skull bones, this is more properly called craniosynostosis. The unusual head shape in plagiocephaly is caused by pressure in the womb giving a "diamond" shaped head when seen from above. In pronounced cases there may be flattening of one side of the chest as well. As the child's head grows rapidly after birth, this visible inequality nearly always gets much less marked as the first year progresses.

See also

• Positional plagiocephaly

External links

• NINDS Overview
• Information about plagiocephaly in Europe
• UK Based Parents Resource and Support Group

v • d • e Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system (Q65-Q79, 754-756)
Limbs	hip: Dislocation of hip/Hip dysplasia - Upington disease feet (Club foot, Flat feet, Pes cavus) systemic dislocations Larsen syndrome head, face, spine and chest: skull, face and jaw (Dolichocephaly, Greig cephalopolysyndactyly syndrome, Plagiocephaly) - spine Scoliosis - chest (Pectus excavatum, Pectus carinatum) any combination head, face, jaw, upper limb, lower limb, pelvis, dactyly Antley-Bixler syndrome - Schmitt Gillenwater Kelly syndrome dactyly Polydactyly/Syndactyly (Webbed toes) - Cenani Lenz syndactylism reduction deficits (Acheiropodia, Amelia, Ectrodactyly, Phocomelia) upper limb (Cleidocranial dysostosis, Madelung's deformity, Sprengel's deformity, Wallis Zieff Goldblatt syndrome) knee (Genu valgum, Genu varum) other Arthrogryposis
Skull and facial bones	Carpenter syndrome - Craniodiaphyseal dysplasia - Craniosynostosis (Scaphocephaly) - Crouzon syndrome - Hypertelorism - Macrocephaly - Oxycephaly - Platybasia - Saethre-Chotzen syndrome - Treacher Collins syndrome - Trigonocephaly
Spine and bony thorax	Klippel-Feil syndrome - Spondylolisthesis - Cervical rib - Bifid rib
Osteochondrodysplasia	developement of cartilage, tubular bones and spine: Achondrogenesis/Hypochondrogenesis - Boomerang dysplasia - Thanatophoric dysplasia - Short rib-polydactyly syndrome - Chondrodysplasia punctata (Rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata, Conradi-Hünermann syndrome), Achondroplasia (Hypochondroplasia, Osteosclerosis congenita) - Ellis-van Creveld syndrome - Otospondylomegaepiphyseal dysplasia - Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita - Osteogenesis imperfecta - McCune-Albright syndrome - Osteopetrosis - Metaphyseal dysplasia - Recessive multiple epiphyseal dysplasia - Hereditary multiple exostoses - Osteopoikilosis - Chondrodystrophy - Osteodystrophy - Atelosteogenesis, type II - Diastrophic dysplasia
Other	abdominal wall (Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, Omphalocele, Gastroschisis, Prune belly syndrome) - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
See also non-congenital conditions (M, 710-739)

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