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Sore Fontanelle In 4 Year Old Boy

Premium Questions

Dr. Diptanshu Das MD

My baby is 1 year 2 months old. The fontanelle are is not yet closed. Please can you advise ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Diptanshu Das ( Pediatrician)
Dr.   Olsi Taka MD

atrophy with microcephaly . 2. Bone window show closure of suture and posterior fontanelle. Only small anterior fontanelle is mildly patent. what shall I do and what will happen to him. Is it curable? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Olsi Taka ( Neurologist)
Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh MD

Hi I delivered a baby 4 and half month ago his posterior fontanelle closed only 90 percent when the remaining will get closed ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Omprakash Ashokrao Deshmukh ( Pediatrician)
Dr.  Pradeep Kumar MD

hi my baby is 9 month old. We took him for vaccination yeaterday.& the ped told that his anterior fontanelle is slightly large for 9 months & it should close by 12 months. We XXXXXXX giving him vit d drops ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pradeep Kumar ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Arun MD

Hi doc, my baby is 9 month old. We took him for vaccination yeaterday.& the ped told that his anterior fontanelle is slightly large for 9 months & it should close by 12 months. We XXXXXXX giving him ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arun ( Pediatrician)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Bimal Desai MD

What does an early closing fontanelle indicate? I saw a 5 month old baby and his fontanelle felt .... Also another baby at 4 months her fontanelle had nearly closed yet at 12 months she... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bimal Desai ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. MD

I have noticed a sunken part of my fontanelle which i no was never there. I am 45 yrs of age. I ... sunken fontanelle. My vision in my left eye has also become a little blurred. i would be grateful for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sumanth Amperayani MD

Have a 7 month old infant born 4 weeks premature, recently began symptoms of a cold, is on amoxicilin. She is under weight at 13.5 lbs, a few days ago her fontanale became somewhat bulged and firm ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sumanth Amperayani ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Shital Shetti MD

I have a 3month old daughter that has developed an hemangioma on her her adjacent to her fontanel. I am worried whether it should be removed or left alone. I am also wondering what type of Dr. I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shital Shetti ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Irshad H Naqvi MD

with more than 3 words now. Should I be concerned about his fontanelle not closing at this age? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Irshad H Naqvi ( Pediatrician)