Despite a greater awareness of the differential diagnosis of head shape abnormalities among pediatricians, the effect of deformational forces on calvarial morphology can complicate the diagnosis of craniosynostosis. In this report, we describe 2 patients diagnosed with unicoronal craniosynostosis (UCS) in a delayed fashion due to the presence of concomitant posterior deformational plagiocephaly (PDP). In both cases, the severity of each patients' PDP obscured changes typically associated with UCS. This unique presentation underscores the importance of having a high index of suspicion for possible premature suture fusion despite the presence of concomitant PDP.
Keywords: posterior deformational plagiocephaly; unicoronal craniosynostosis.