Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse

Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse

This case is described of an eleven-month-old infant with lower limbs swelling and the left elbow skeletal malformation following a fall. The radionuclide bone scan was performed to exclude bone infection or congenital skeletal anomaly. The images unexpectedly showed multiple increased radioactive f...

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Main Authors: Ya-Wen Chuang, Chien-Chin Hsu, Chin-Chuan Chang, Chia-Yang Lin, Hsiu-Lan Chu, Ying-Fong Huang, Yu-Chang Tyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3015941
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spelling doaj-826eefe6a68045aab1dd86a7c8a8e9492020-11-24T23:16:28ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352017-01-01201710.1155/2017/30159413015941Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child AbuseYa-Wen Chuang0Chien-Chin Hsu1Chin-Chuan Chang2Chia-Yang Lin3Hsiu-Lan Chu4Ying-Fong Huang5Yu-Chang Tyan6Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, TaiwanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanThis case is described of an eleven-month-old infant with lower limbs swelling and the left elbow skeletal malformation following a fall. The radionuclide bone scan was performed to exclude bone infection or congenital skeletal anomaly. The images unexpectedly showed multiple increased radioactive foci throughout the whole body. It was a strong probability of child abuse. All lesions are readily apparent on the following plain film radiographs and MRI.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3015941
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Hsiu-Lan Chu
Ying-Fong Huang
Yu-Chang Tyan
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Chien-Chin Hsu
Chin-Chuan Chang
Chia-Yang Lin
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Ying-Fong Huang
Yu-Chang Tyan
Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse
Case Reports in Medicine
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title Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse
title_short Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse
title_full Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse
title_fullStr Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse
title_full_unstemmed Multiple Bony Injuries on Bone Scan in a Case of Unsuspected Child Abuse
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description This case is described of an eleven-month-old infant with lower limbs swelling and the left elbow skeletal malformation following a fall. The radionuclide bone scan was performed to exclude bone infection or congenital skeletal anomaly. The images unexpectedly showed multiple increased radioactive foci throughout the whole body. It was a strong probability of child abuse. All lesions are readily apparent on the following plain film radiographs and MRI.
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