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Child Abuse Masquerading as a Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Author(s) -
Strazzula Lauren,
Greenlaw Sheila,
Vargas Sara O.,
Belazarian Leah
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12415
Subject(s) - medicine , nodular fasciitis , fasciitis , sarcoma , soft tissue , dermatology , soft tissue sarcoma , child abuse , pediatrics , poison control , pathology , surgery , injury prevention , medical emergency
Pediatric fasciitides are rare benign lesions that may clinically mimic a malignant sarcoma. Nodular fasciitis, the most common of these fasciitides, rarely occurs in children younger than 5 years of age. Often there is a history of preceding trauma. Herein, we report the case of a 5‐month‐old boy diagnosed with nodular fasciitis in the setting of nonaccidental trauma.