Overturning the diagnosis of child abuse
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Case 1. A four year old child was referred from a country hospital with a diagnosis of child abuse because a lesion, said to be a cigarette burn, had been found on the anterior aspect of his forearm. Examination showed a circular lesion of diameter 1 cm which had a raw surface and ragged edge. There was a slight discharge of serous fluid. Further examination showed a slightly smaller, similar lesion
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Overturning the diagnosis of child abuse.
Three cases, one of bullous impetigo, one of a Mongolian spot, and one of constriction of the toe by a hair, were mistakenly diagnosed as cases of child abuse. The diagnosis of child abuse is not usually simple and requires a careful evaluation of the injuries and the family if cases are not to be either overlooked or overdiagnosed.
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