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

Authors :
Ya-Wen Chuang
Chien-Chin Hsu
Chin-Chuan Chang
Chia-Yang Lin
Hsiu-Lan Chu
Ying-Fong Huang
Yu-Chang Tyan
Source :
Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2017.

Abstract

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.

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
16879627 and 16879635
Volume :
2017
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.826eefe6a68045aab1dd86a7c8a8e949
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/3015941