title: Differential diagnosis of abuse injuries in infants and young children.
abstract: A complete differential diagnosis is essential when assessing potential child abuse injuries. The differential diagnosis provides clinicians with the opportunity to compare injuries that might mimic abuse with actual abuse-related injuries. The differential diagnosis should delineate the injury type, injury site, instruments used, patterns, and the appearance of old or repeated injuries. This article discusses differential diagnoses that should be considered when evaluating injuries in infants and young children.
authors.affiliation: Florida Emergency Physicians, Inc., Florida Hospitals of Orlando, USA.
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology