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Child abuse

Última revisão: 3 Mar 2025
Última atualização: 25 Jul 2023

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • inconsistent/changing history
  • unexplained/inconsistent injuries in isolation or in combination
  • bruising
  • subdural hemorrhages in an infant/young toddler
  • long bone fractures in a premobile child
  • multiple fractures of different ages and bilateral fractures
  • rib fractures in the absence of major trauma or pathologic causes
  • immersion scalds
  • family known to social services
  • small bowel perforation in a child <3 years of age
  • torn frenum
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • poor parent-child bonding
  • faltering growth
  • dental neglect
  • petechiae with bruising
  • extensive, multilayered retinal hemorrhages extending to periphery
  • apnea
  • cigarette burns
  • frequent accidental poisonings
  • contact burns
  • dental injuries
  • caustic burns
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Fatores de risco

  • domestic violence
  • substance abuse/mental health disorder in parent/caregiver
  • excessive crying and/or frequent tantrums in infancy
  • lack of maturity/poor coping skills in parent/caregiver
  • parent/caregiver abused as a child
  • poor socioeconomic status
  • demanding parenting role
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • CBC
  • clotting profile/coagulation studies
  • dilated funduscopy
  • photo-documentation of injuries
  • skeletal survey
  • CT brain
  • LFTs/amylase/lipase
  • serum calcium
  • serum phosphate
  • serum alkaline phosphatase
  • serum parathyroid hormone
  • serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
  • urinalysis
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • radionuclide bone scan
  • MRI brain/spine
  • ultrasound abdomen
  • CT abdomen
  • platelet function studies and von Willebrand factor assays
  • x-ray mouth
  • forensic dental referral
  • forensic swabs for DNA
  • toxicology testing
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

reasonable concern for, or high likelihood of, child abuse

Colaboradores

Autores

Marcella M. Donaruma-Kwoh, MD, FAAP

Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Baylor College of Medicine

Division of Public Health Pediatrics

Texas Children's Hospital

Houston

TX

Declarações

MMD declares that she has no competing interests.

Agradecimentos

Dr Marcella M. Donaruma-Kwoh would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr James L. Lukefahr and Dr Amy R. Gavril, previous contributors to this topic.

Declarações

JLL and ARG declare no competing interests.

Revisores

Naomi Sugar, MD

Clinical Professor

Department of Pediatrics

University of Washington School of Medicine

Seattle

WA

Declarações

NS is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Jonathan Thackeray, MD

Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Pediatrics

Center for Child and Family Advocacy

Columbus Children's Hospital

Columbus

OH

Declarações

JT is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

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