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Common skin and bleeding disorders that can potentially masquerade as child abuse
Author(s) -
Patel Bhavita,
Butterfield Rebecca
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of medical genetics part c: seminars in medical genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.419
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1552-4876
pISSN - 1552-4868
DOI - 10.1002/ajmg.c.31462
Subject(s) - neglect , child abuse , medicine , psychiatry , pediatrics , injury prevention , poison control , medical emergency
Child abuse and neglect remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. Over the last few decades, there has been growing research in the field of Child Abuse Pediatrics with greater recognition and research into potential diagnostic mimics of inflicted injury. This paper reviews some common skin findings and bleeding disorders that have features in common with child abuse. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.