Multiple injuries in a 3-year-old Nigerian girl: an extreme form of physical abuse

Physical abuse and other forms of child maltreatment occur worldwide. However, in developing countries such as Nigeria they are not often considered in the differential diagnosis. A 3-year-old girl is presented who sustained injuries including traumatic teeth extraction, multiple bruises, femoral sh...

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Published in:Paediatrics and international child health 2013-11, Vol.33 (4), p.334-336
Main Authors: Olatunya, Oladele Simeon, Oseni, Saheed, Oginni, Lawrence, Oyelami, Oyeku Akibu, Ibidapo, Titilayo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child Abuse - diagnosis
Child, Preschool
Female
Femur - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Multiple Trauma - etiology
Multiple Trauma - pathology
Nigeria
Radiography
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Summary:Physical abuse and other forms of child maltreatment occur worldwide. However, in developing countries such as Nigeria they are not often considered in the differential diagnosis. A 3-year-old girl is presented who sustained injuries including traumatic teeth extraction, multiple bruises, femoral shaft fracture and haemorrhage resulting in severe anaemia as a result of physical assault by her father. This case underscores the need for the implementation of appropriate legislation to combat child maltreatment in Nigeria.
ISSN:2046-9047
2046-9055
DOI:10.1179/2046905513Y.0000000052