Frontal bossing

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Frontal bossing

Overview

Treatment

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 related disorder is present, earlier symptoms have usually occurred that required medical attention.

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

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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.