PEDIATRICS Vol. 69 No. 5 May 1982, pp. 644-646
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Persistent Anterior Fontanel in a Normal Child: Case Report

Robin I. Davidson MD1 and P. Klineman MD1

1 Departments of Surgery and Radiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester

Persistence of the anterior fontanel has been described in a variety of congenital and metabolic disorders, but to our knowledge there is no recorded discussion of failure of closure of this structure in an otherwise normal child. We recently encountered a 3frac12-year-old patient whose anterior fontanel was widely patent without evidence of abnormal membranous bone formation, underlying cortical dysgenetic problems, or failure of normal physical and intellectual development.

CASE REPORT

This 3frac12-year-old white girl, the product of a normal gestation, was referred for continued patency of the anterior fontanel. The child was totally asymptomatic. On examination, a pulsatile irregular 5x6-cm anterior fontanel was noted.