CLOVERLEAF SKULL SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT

Dr. Aditi Ranaut, Dr. Narinder Singh*, Dr. Sikha Sharma, Dr. Anupam Sharma and Dr. Nitesh Mittal

ABSTRACT

Cloverleaf skull syndrome is an abnormal configuration of the calvaria classified as craniosynostosis, consisting of premature ossification of cranial sutures. It is a deformity characterized by a remarkable enlargement of the head, with a trilobed configuration of the frontal view, resembling a threeleaved clover.[1] Until 1981, only 30 cases had been published in the literature, the first of them in 1973, in the ophthalmic literature.[2] The present case report describes severe craniofacial condition that is known as "cloverleaf skull syndrome".

Keywords: Cloverleaf skull syndrome, Craniosynostosis, Thanatophoric dysplasia.