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Cutaneous mimickers of physical child abuse: A brief overview.
Zeidan NA, Bukhamseen FM, Al-Qassab AT, Alsadah FZ, Menezes RG. Zeidan NA, et al. Med Leg J. 2023 Mar;91(1):26-29. doi: 10.1177/00258172211062295. Epub 2022 Feb 14. Med Leg J. 2023. PMID: 35156441 Review.
Therefore, physicians must recognise and be able to rule out child abuse mimickers, which are often conditions that are mistakenly confused with true physical child abuse. Injuries like bruises and burns are common presentations and therefore it …
Therefore, physicians must recognise and be able to rule out child abuse mimickers, which are often conditions that are mistak …
Has This Child Experienced Physical Abuse?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review.
Shah SN, Fong HF, Haney SB, Harper NS, Pierce MC, Neuman MI. Shah SN, et al. JAMA. 2025 Jul 8;334(2):160-170. doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.2216. JAMA. 2025. PMID: 40257808 Free PMC article.
IMPORTANCE: Nearly 100 000 children experience physical abuse each year in the US. Among approximately 2000 annual deaths related to child maltreatment, more than 40% resulted from physical abuse, and half of those children were younger than 1 year. ...CONCLU …
IMPORTANCE: Nearly 100 000 children experience physical abuse each year in the US. Among approximately 2000 annual deaths related to …
Cutaneous mimics of child abuse and neglect: Part II.
Bentivegna K, Grant-Kels JM, Livingston N. Bentivegna K, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Sep;87(3):519-531. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.12.070. Epub 2022 Mar 23. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022. PMID: 35339589 Review.
Given that some cutaneous mimics of child abuse result from a rare disease, they may be more prone to misdiagnosis. For possible child abuse cases in which diagnosis remains uncertain at the time of initial dermatologic evaluation, it is important that …
Given that some cutaneous mimics of child abuse result from a rare disease, they may be more prone to misdiagnosis. For possib …
Cutaneous manifestations of child abuse and neglect: Part I.
Bentivegna K, Grant-Kels JM, Livingston N. Bentivegna K, et al. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022 Sep;87(3):503-516. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.11.067. Epub 2022 Mar 23. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2022. PMID: 35339586 Review.
Child abuse and neglect remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Dermatologists may not fully conceptualize their crucial role in the evaluation of child abuse and neglect as both mandated reporters and experts in skin pathol …
Child abuse and neglect remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Dermatologists may not fully conce …
Profile of Children With Child Abuse From Serbia.
Zecevic M, Zivanovic D, Adamovic T, Lazarevic D, Marjanovic V, Jovanovic Z, Lilic J. Zecevic M, et al. Indian Pediatr. 2022 Sep 15;59(9):707-709. Indian Pediatr. 2022. PMID: 36101950 Free article.
OBJECTIVE: To study the demographic and clinical profile of children with suspected physical or sexual abuse. METHODS: Retrospective records of children who were admitted to hospital between January, 2015 to December, 2020 with suspected physical or sexual abuse wer …
OBJECTIVE: To study the demographic and clinical profile of children with suspected physical or sexual abuse. METHODS: Retrospective …
Evaluation of the abdomen in the setting of suspected child abuse.
Henry MK, Bennett CE, Wood JN, Servaes S. Henry MK, et al. Pediatr Radiol. 2021 May;51(6):1044-1050. doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04944-2. Epub 2021 Mar 23. Pediatr Radiol. 2021. PMID: 33755750 Review.
Abusive intra-abdominal injuries are less common than other types of injuries, such as fractures and bruises, identified in victims of child physical abuse, but they can be deadly. No single abdominal injury is pathognomonic for abuse, but some types a …
Abusive intra-abdominal injuries are less common than other types of injuries, such as fractures and bruises, identified in victims o …
Validation of a Clinical Decision Rule to Predict Abuse in Young Children Based on Bruising Characteristics.
Pierce MC, Kaczor K, Lorenz DJ, Bertocci G, Fingarson AK, Makoroff K, Berger RP, Bennett B, Magana J, Staley S, Ramaiah V, Fortin K, Currie M, Herman BE, Herr S, Hymel KP, Jenny C, Sheehan K, Zuckerbraun N, Hickey S, Meyers G, Leventhal JM. Pierce MC, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Apr 1;4(4):e215832. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.5832. JAMA Netw Open. 2021. PMID: 33852003 Free PMC article.
IMPORTANCE: Bruising caused by physical abuse is the most common antecedent injury to be overlooked or misdiagnosed as nonabusive before an abuse-related fatality or near-fatality in a young child. Bruising occurs from both nonabuse and abuse …
IMPORTANCE: Bruising caused by physical abuse is the most common antecedent injury to be overlooked or misdiagnosed as nonabus …
Oral and Oropharyngeal Manifestations of Child Abuse: A State-of-the-Art Review.
Canty KW, Mercier E, Shearer E, Peréz-Rosselló J, Lawlor CM, Wilson CR. Canty KW, et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 Dec;173(6):1359-1370. doi: 10.1002/ohn.70017. Epub 2025 Sep 2. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025. PMID: 40891675 Review.
OBJECTIVE: Child abuse carries significant morbidity and mortality, with children younger than 1 year being most vulnerable. Oral cavity and oropharyngeal injuries are rare in infants, particularly among those who are pre-mobile, and are considered sentinel injuries …
OBJECTIVE: Child abuse carries significant morbidity and mortality, with children younger than 1 year being most vulnerable. O …
Children with signs of abuse: when is it not child abuse?
Laposata ME, Laposata M. Laposata ME, et al. Am J Clin Pathol. 2005 Jun;123 Suppl:S119-24. doi: 10.1309/H3A67LJ702JQ7YAH. Am J Clin Pathol. 2005. PMID: 16100873 Review.
Child abuse is a problem that is frequently underdiagnosed. Recognition that underdiagnosis of abuse exists has produced a high zeal for identifying cases of child abuse, which has inevitably produced cases of overdiagnosis. ...This review focus …
Child abuse is a problem that is frequently underdiagnosed. Recognition that underdiagnosis of abuse exists has produce …
Child sexual abuse.
Modelli ME, Galvão MF, Pratesi R. Modelli ME, et al. Forensic Sci Int. 2012 Apr 10;217(1-3):1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2011.08.006. Epub 2011 Aug 30. Forensic Sci Int. 2012. PMID: 21880444
Among the boys, the average age was 6.5 years, and 9.6% were found to have injuries consistent with sexual abuse. In 43.4% of these cases, the perpetrator was known. The main lesions found were anal fissures and lacerations, bruises, and anal dilatation. ...DISCUSSI …
Among the boys, the average age was 6.5 years, and 9.6% were found to have injuries consistent with sexual abuse. In 43.4% of these c …
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