Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse
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 f...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Case reports in medicine 2017-01, Vol.2017 (2017), p.1-4 |
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Zusammenfassung: | 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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ISSN: | 1687-9627 1687-9635 |
DOI: | 10.1155/2017/3015941 |