Pseudoabuse of children: A matter of sensitivity and specificity

M. V. Sheffield, G. J. Davis

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Abstract

Much has been done to educate physicians regarding the recognition, reporting, and treatment of child abuse, with the result that medical personnel are universally more sensitive to recognizing abused children than in the past. Conversely, also of primary importance is the recognition of natural and iatrogenic disease processes that mimic abuse. The authors present the case of a 5 month old infant, first thought by clinicians to be a victim of child abuse. Only through the benefit of a thorough autopsy, scene investigation, and cooperation with law enforcement officials was the true sequence of events, complications of natural intra-abdominal disease, delineated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-58
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the Canadian Society of Forensic Science
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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