Alternative Names
Soft spot – bulging; Bulging fontanelles
Definition of Fontanelles – bulging
A bulging fontanelle is an outward curving of an infant’s soft spot (fontanelle).
Review
Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. – 3/14/2009










