title: [Medical aspects of child abuse].
abstract: For the most adequate management of child abuse a multidisciplinary approach is essential. The paediatrician's role is to collect a complete and careful description of the physical lesions and to conduct a full clinical examination including a precise description of all injuries. Investigations such as skeletal X-rays often provide supportive evidence for the diagnosis. Some lesions are typically associated with nonaccidental injury (NAI). In this paper characteristics of injuries classically observed in child abuse are described.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie et Centre SOS Enfants-U.L.B., C.H.U. Saint-Pierre, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rebuffat
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D010819:Physician's Role; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*