Patient's question:
My baby is two months old. My husband and I both think the child's head is particularly long and different from other children's. We are very anxious and want to ask what causes cranial deformation?Doctor's answer:
According to the described situation, this may be related to cranial hyperostosis, also known as ping-pong head, which refers to the protrusion of the forehead in the cranial region of children, the sides of the temporal region bulging outward, and the top of the head being flat and square-shaped. It is commonly seen in children with rickets, congenital syphilis, and other conditions. Infants aged 3 to 6 months may experience cranial softening, where pressing the occipital bone or the central part of the parietal bone with fingers causes it to indent under pressure but returns to its original position when the fingers are released, similar to pressing a ping-pong ball, hence the nickname ping-pong head. The treatment involves supplementing with vitamin D and spending more time outdoors in the sun for more than 2 hours per day.