Frontal bossing

Home care:

There is no home care needed for frontal bossing. Home care for disorders associated with frontal bossing varies with the specific disorder.

Call your health care provider if:

• you notice that your child's forehead looks unusually prominent. However, if a disorder if present, earlier symptoms have usually occurred that have required the attention of your health care provider.

What to expect at your health care provider's office:

An infant or child with frontal bossing generally has other symptoms and signs that, when taken together, define a specific syndrome or condition. The diagnosis is based on a family history, medical history, and thorough physical evaluation.

Medical history questions documenting frontal bossing in detail may include:

• When did you first notice that the forehead appeared unusually prominent?
• What other symptoms are present?
• Have you noticed any other unusual physical characteristics?
• Has a disorder been identified as the cause of the frontal bossing?
• If so, what was the diagnosis?

Diagnostic tests:
Laboratory studies such as chromosome studies, enzyme assays, X-rays, and metabolic studies may be ordered to confirm the presence of a suspected disorder.

After seeing your health care provider:
You may want to add a diagnosis related to frontal bossing to your personal medical record.

Update Date: 02/09/00
Updated by: J. Gordon Lambert, MD, Associate Medical Director, Utah Health Informatics and adam.com editorial