Chignon (medical term)

Chignon (medical term)
Classification and external resources
A baby's scalp showing the effects of a vacuum extraction.
ICD-10	P12.1
ICD-9	767.19

A chignon is a temporary swelling left on an infant's head after a ventouse suction cap has been used to deliver him or her. It is not a sign of serious injury and may take as little as two hours or as long as two weeks to disappear.

See Chignon (hairstyle) for non-medical usage of the term.

Infectious

Perinatal infection (Congenital rubella syndrome, Neonatal herpes simplex) · Omphalitis · Neonatal sepsis (Group B streptococcal infection) · Neonatal conjunctivitis

Other

Perinatal mortality (Stillbirth, Infant mortality) · Neonatal withdrawal

M: OBS phys/devp/memb mthr/fetu/infc, epon proc, drug(2A/G2C)