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Metopic ridge
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Metopic ridge

Home care:

Call your health care provider if:

  • you notice a ridge along the forehead of your child.

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

The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed.

Medical history questions documenting metopic ridge in detail may include:

  • When did you first notice this?
  • Are there any other ridged sutures?
  • Does the child have any other symptoms?

Diagnostic tests may include:

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

Update Date: 10/1/99
Updated by: J. Gordon Lambert, MD, Associate Medical Director, Utah Health Informatics and adam.com editorial

 




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