Battered Child Syndrome –A Case Report

Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 4

Abstract

In battered child Syndrome, the child is abused physically and he has fractures of multiple bones in different stages of fracture healing. We are reporting a child of 5 years age with multiple cigarette burn marks all over body which are rarely reported along with fractures of bones in various stages of healing. Introduction: Battered child syndrome is a social problem. It is the responsibility of the physician beside medical treatment of the battered child to identify it and ensure action to prevent repetition of injury .All the necessary action should be taken to avoid disability of the child.

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Pandey K. K

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Pandey K. K (2015). Battered Child Syndrome –A Case Report. Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research, 3(4), 5134-5137. https://www.europub.co.uk/articles/-A-211282