Children With Signs of Abuse: When Is It Not Child Abuse?

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dc.contributor.authorLaposata, M. E., & Laposata, M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-30T17:32:36Z
dc.date.available2021-03-30T17:32:36Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractChild abuse is a problem that is frequently underdiagnosed. Recognition that underdiagnosis of abuse exists has produced a high zeal for identifying cases of child abuse, which has inevitably produced cases of overdiagnosis. Overdiagnosis of child abuse is as catastrophic as underdiagnosis. In this case, a family member is often accused of injuring or killing a child at a time when the loss is felt most deeply. This review focuses on 1 specific presentation of child abuse—the child with bruises and bleeding. Many children and adults have coagulation or vascular disorders that predispose them to bruise or bleed excessively with minor trauma. It is very easy for a health care worker to presume that bruising and bleeding is associated with trauma, because the coagulopathies that may explain the findings are often poorly understood. The clinical cases reviewed in this article show the need for an extremely thorough analysis for an underlying bleeding disorder in the bruised or bleeding child being evaluated as a possible victim of child abuse.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLaposata, M. E., & Laposata, M. (2005). Children with signs of abuse: when is it not child abuse?. Pathology Patterns Reviews, 123(suppl_1), S119-S124.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.theamandatruthproject.com/Medical%20Journals/Laposata.M.E._(2005).When.Is.It.Not.Child.Abuse.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5021
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPathology Patterns Reviewsen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectHemophiliaen_US
dc.subjectMisdiagnosisen_US
dc.subjectshaken baby syndromeen_US
dc.subjectbruisingen_US
dc.subjectBleeding disorderen_US
dc.subjectmedical erroren_US
dc.subjectphysical abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleChildren With Signs of Abuse: When Is It Not Child Abuse?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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