Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse

نویسندگان

  • Ya-Wen Chuang
  • Chien-Chin Hsu
  • Chin-Chuan Chang
  • Chia-Yang Lin
  • Hsiu-Lan Chu
  • Ying-Fong Huang
  • Yu-Chang Tyan
چکیده

This case is described of an eleven-month-old infant with lower limbs swelling and the left elbow skeletal malformation following a fall. The radionuclide bone scan was performed to exclude bone infection or congenital skeletal anomaly. The images unexpectedly showed multiple increased radioactive foci throughout the whole body. It was a strong probability of child abuse. All lesions are readily apparent on the following plain film radiographs and MRI.

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دوره 2017  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2017