CHRONICLES OF MEDICAL HISTORY: FAMOUS MEDICAL CASE REPORTS: CONGENITAL SUBGALEAL CYSTS OVER THE ANTERIOR FONTANELLE IN NIGERIANS (ADELOYE-ODEKU DISEASE)

Authors

O.S. Michael

Correspondents

Dr. S.O. Michael
Dept. of Pharmacology and Therapeutics
College of Medicine
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
E-mail: micobaro@gmail.com

Affiliation of Authors

Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

SUMMARY

The “Adeloye-Odeku disease, or congenital dermoid cysts over the anterior fontanelle, is a rare congenital disorder of children initially described at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. The disease is a congenital midline occipital cystic swelling of the head that is operated upon by Neurosurgeons. The case reports by Latunde Odeku and Adelola Adeloye spurred many similar reports from other countries. The report of the disease by the Nigerian Neurosurgeons counts among the world’s most famous case reports.

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