Subgaleal hemorrhage

Subgaleal hemorrhage
Newborn scalp bleeds
SpecialtyPediatrics 

Subgaleal hemorrhage, also known as subgaleal hematoma, is bleeding in the potential space between the skull periosteum and the scalp galea aponeurosis (dense fibrous tissue surrounding the skull).

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