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Sunken fontanelle

MedGen UID:
548732
•Concept ID:
C0278207
•
Finding
SNOMED CT: Sunken fontanelle (8381001)
 
HPO: HP:6000084

Definition

Fontanelle that is more deeply set than normal. Fontanelles are normally relatively firm and curve only slightly inward. A sunken fontanelle can be a sign of dehydration or marasmus. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The value of parental report for diagnosis and management of dehydration in the emergency department.
Porter SC, Fleisher GR, Kohane IS, Mandl KD
Ann Emerg Med 2003 Feb;41(2):196-205. doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.5. PMID: 12548269
Mothers' beliefs and practices regarding prevention and management of diarrheal diseases.
Kaur A, Chowdhury S, Kumar R
Indian Pediatr 1994 Jan;31(1):55-7. PMID: 7883322

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The value of parental report for diagnosis and management of dehydration in the emergency department.
Porter SC, Fleisher GR, Kohane IS, Mandl KD
Ann Emerg Med 2003 Feb;41(2):196-205. doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.5. PMID: 12548269
Mothers' health-seeking behaviour in acute diarrhoea in Tlaxcala, Mexico.
Pérez-Cuevas R, Guiscafré H, Romero G, Rodríguez L, Gutiérrez G
J Diarrhoeal Dis Res 1996 Dec;14(4):260-8. PMID: 9203789
Clinical signs of dehydration in children.
Mackenzie A, Barnes G, Shann F
Lancet 1989 Sep 9;2(8663):605-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)90723-x. PMID: 2570294

Diagnosis

Validity Analysis on the Findings of Dehydration in 2 to 24-Month-Old Children With Acute Diarrhea.
Vatandas NS, Yurdakok K, Yalcin SS, Celik M
Pediatr Emerg Care 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1227-e1232. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001980. PMID: 31913251
The value of parental report for diagnosis and management of dehydration in the emergency department.
Porter SC, Fleisher GR, Kohane IS, Mandl KD
Ann Emerg Med 2003 Feb;41(2):196-205. doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.5. PMID: 12548269
Clinical signs of dehydration in children.
Mackenzie A, Barnes G, Shann F
Lancet 1989 Sep 9;2(8663):605-7. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(89)90723-x. PMID: 2570294

Prognosis

The value of parental report for diagnosis and management of dehydration in the emergency department.
Porter SC, Fleisher GR, Kohane IS, Mandl KD
Ann Emerg Med 2003 Feb;41(2):196-205. doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.5. PMID: 12548269

Clinical prediction guides

The value of parental report for diagnosis and management of dehydration in the emergency department.
Porter SC, Fleisher GR, Kohane IS, Mandl KD
Ann Emerg Med 2003 Feb;41(2):196-205. doi: 10.1067/mem.2003.5. PMID: 12548269

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