Craniotabes is seen in
Correct Answer: Rickets
Description: (A) Rickets # Craniotabes is an abnormal softening or thinning of the skull, although normally present in new boms.> Seen mostly in occipital bone & posterior part of parietal bone.> Bone is soft and has a ping pong ball like feeling on pressing.> The word comes from the German work crani for skull and the Latin word tabes for wasting.> Any condition that affects bone growth, such as rickets, marasmus, syphilis,or thalassemia present during a time of rapid skull growth can cause craniotabes.lt can be a "normal" feature in premature infants.
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