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
Hauptverfasser: Tyan, Yu Chang, Chu, Hsiu-Lan, Lin, Chia-Yang, Chang, Chin-Chuan, Hsu, Chien-Chin, Chuang, Ya-Wen, Huang, Ying Fong
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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.
ISSN:1687-9627
1687-9635
DOI:10.1155/2017/3015941