A "hole in a rib" as a sign of child abuse.
Cyst-like radiolucencies ("holes") in ribs can be a manifestation of many different abnormalities. Two cases of child-abuse are presented in which the initial clue leading to the diagnosis of a battered-child was a cyst-like lytic lesion in the posterior rib cage.
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Department of Radiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, New Jersey.
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D001845:Bone Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D012272:Ribs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*