Eczema Mimicking Child Abuse: A Case of Mistaken Identity

T. Ryan Heider, Diane Priolo, C. Scott Hultman, Michael D. Peck, Bruce A. Cairns

Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation · 2002 · 12 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Many skin conditions can mimic child abuse by burning. Multidisciplinary evaluation of suspicious burns helps prevent both the underreporting and the misdiagnosis of child abuse by burning. We report a case of pediatric eczema mimicking an abusive burn.

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