CHILD-ABUSE - NECKLACE CALCIFICATION - A SIGN OF STRANGULATION

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作者
CARTY, H
机构
[1] RLC NHS Trust, Liverpool L12 2AP, Eaton Road
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10.1259/0007-1285-66-792-1186
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Strangulation has been postulated as one cause of cerebral hypoxia in child abuse. This report describes the finding of necklace calcification in an infant with rib fractures and a metaphyseal fracture and an admission of a shaking injury. The calcification is likely to represent fat necrosis as the result of strangulation.
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