battered baby: a case report

Ocular damage in the battered-baby syndrome.

Twelve out of 19 battered babies seen with ocular damage have permanent impairment of vision affecting one or both eyes. Ocular disease, especially retinal haemorrhage, is common in the battered-baby syndrome, and infants with this condition should always have a complete ophthalmic examination.

Paediatric implications of the battered baby syndrome.

I very deeply appreciate the honour you have paid me by your invitation to deliver the Windermere Lecture. My sabbatical year of absence from the University of Colorado is just now coming to an end, and it is a splendid opportunity for me to thank all members of this Society who have helped me in my efforts during this year. I coined the term 'The Battered Child Syndrome', in 1962, despite its ...

A Blue Spotted Baby: A Case Report

Background: The Mongolian spot (MS) is a congenital macula of blue-gray colour usually located on the sacrococcygeal region, but may have atypical locations such as the back and more rarely the limbs. Case report: The authors describe a case of an infant male, born from a monitored pregnancy without complications, whose skin objective examination showed a Mongolian spot occupying the entire low...

A Rare Case Report of a Collodion Baby with Severe Hypernatremia

Background: Collodion baby is a rare condition (i.e., 1:300000 birth), which is referred to a neonate covered with a tight and shiny membrane desquamating within two weeks. This condition takes place as a result of the epidermal cornification disorder. Given the impairment of the skin barrier function, these neonates are at the risk of several complications, including hypernatremic dehydration,...

Caffey's "third Syndrome"--a Critical Evaluation. ("the Battered Baby").

Ectropion in A Case of Collodion Baby