title: Pediatric abuse. New patterns of injury.
abstract: The spectrum of abusive symptomatology has continued to expand since the initial report of the battered child syndrome. Many of these abused children present to the ED without a history of trauma. The ED physician must be aware of the range of clinical signs and symptoms to recognize and treat these children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016735:Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*