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My son is 7 month old his head
Pls tell this bone seeing in baby head is normal as he is active right now will this settle down it self
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The prominence over your child’s forehead is called frontal bossing. This can sometimes be a part of normal growth, especially if there’s a family history. But in some children, it may be related to bone or metabolic issues like Vitamin D deficiency.
In most cases, if any underlying issue is found early, it can be managed well. There’s no need to worry
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I recommend checking Vitamin D levels, calcium, phosphate, and alkaline phosphatase to rule out rickets, which is a common and treatable cause.
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Kindly label the part you are referring to as this pic is not helpful
And also send pic from the front
There seems to be presence of frontal bossing
Is the child having issues with walking like bowing of legs as frontal bossing is a manifestation of vit D deficiency so we should get VitD levels checked for the baby
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That’s a sweet handsome boy. If milestones are normal all is well.
Do take care of adequate vitamin d intake - breastfed infants need supplementation - at least 400 IU per day or the child must take sufficient vitamin d fortified formula
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