CHILD-ABUSE - NECKLACE CALCIFICATION - A SIGN OF STRANGULATION

Authors
CARTY H
Citation
H. Carty, CHILD-ABUSE - NECKLACE CALCIFICATION - A SIGN OF STRANGULATION, British journal of radiology, 66(792), 1993, pp. 1186-1188
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
British journal of radiology
ISSN journal
00071285 → ACNP
Volume
66
Issue
792
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1186 - 1188
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Strangulation has been postulated as one cause of cerebral hypoxia in child abuse. This report describes the finding of necklace calcificati on in an infant with rib fractures and a metaphyseal fracture and an a dmission of a shaking injury. The calcification is likely to represent fat necrosis as the result of strangulation.