Overturning the diagnosis of child abuse.
Three cases, one of bullous impetigo, one of a Mongolian spot, and one of constriction of the toe by a hair, were mistakenly diagnosed as cases of child abuse. The diagnosis of child abuse is not usually simple and requires a careful evaluation of the injuries and the family if cases are not to be either overlooked or overdiagnosed.
D002649:Child Abuse; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D014034:Toes