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Cephalhematoma Complicated by Osteomyelitis Presumed due to Gardnerella vaginalis
Luke M. Nightingale, MD;
Charles B. Eaton, MD;
Alice E. Fruehan, MD;
John B. Waldman, MD;
W. Bruce Clark, MD;
Martha L. Lepow, MD
JAMA. 1986;256(14):1936-1937.
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CEPHALHEMATOMA is a common condition in the neonate, reported to affect boys more commonly than girls and the right parietal bone more commonly than the left.1 Neonatal osteomyelitis of the calvaria, on the other hand, is a relatively rare condition.2-6Gardnerella vaginalis is an organism of low virulence and invasiveness that is associated with nonspecific vaginitis.7 The following case report describes a patient with cephalhematoma, right parietal osteomyelitis, a scalp aspirate revealing gram-negative pleomorphic rods, and a positive placental culture of gram-negative rods resembling G vaginalis.
Report of a Case
A male infant weighing 4080 g was born at 43 weeks' gestational age to a 17-year-old primigravida after induction of labor with oxytocin. External fetal heart monitoring showed cardiac rhythm irregularity, and accordingly an internal lead (scalp electrode) was inserted into the vertex. The infant was delivered vaginally under local anesthesia by low forceps after a prolonged
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Author Affiliations
From the Departments of Family Practice (Drs Nightingale, Eaton, and Fruehan), Surgery (Dr Waldman), Obstetrics-Gynecology (Dr Clark), and Pediatrics (Dr Lepow), Albany Medical College of Union University, Albany, NY.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to 1 Clara Barton Dr, Albany. NY 12208 (Dr Nightingale).
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