Chest wall bruising from 5-point car seat harness as a mimicker of child abuse.
car seat bruising
child abuse mimicker
non-accidental trauma
unexplained bruising
Journal
Pediatric dermatology
ISSN: 1525-1470
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Dermatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8406799
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Mar 2024
18 Mar 2024
Historique:
received:
28
11
2023
accepted:
24
02
2024
medline:
19
3
2024
pubmed:
19
3
2024
entrez:
19
3
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Bruising rarely presents in infants younger than 9 months who are not ambulatory and is more prevalent among children beginning to walk, or "cruisers." We present the case of a healthy 3-month-old infant with asymptomatic, symmetric, bilateral, large bruises on the bony chest sparing the mid-chest/sternum with a negative non-accidental trauma work-up. The noted pattern of bruises matched the bilateral shoulder straps of a 5-point harness of the car seat belt designed for infants. Awareness of this unique pattern of bruises will help elicit a better-informed history to guide care in an appropriate setting.
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Pediatric Dermatology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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