Recurrent sepsis and gastrointestinal ulceration due to child abuse

An 11 year old girl developed progressive upper gastrointestinal ulceration and recurrent episodes of intravenous catheter associated polymicrobial septicaemia. Evaluation failed to establish a cause. After exclusion of the parents and careful surveillance of the patient she improved, supporting the...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 1986-09, Vol.61 (9), p.903-905
Main Authors: Rubin, L G, Angelides, A, Davidson, M, Lanzkowsky, P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Abuse
Female
Humans
Injuries of the abdomen. Foreign bodies of the digestive system
Medical instruments
Medical sciences
Peptic Ulcer - etiology
Recurrence
Sepsis - etiology
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Summary:An 11 year old girl developed progressive upper gastrointestinal ulceration and recurrent episodes of intravenous catheter associated polymicrobial septicaemia. Evaluation failed to establish a cause. After exclusion of the parents and careful surveillance of the patient she improved, supporting the diagnosis of suspected child abuse (a form of Meadow's syndrome).
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.61.9.903