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doi: 10.1007/BF02015795.
Congenital syphilis mimicking child abuse
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- DOI: 10.1007/BF02015795
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Congenital syphilis mimicking child abuse
Pediatr Radiol.
1995.
Abstract
It has been reported that fractures complicating congenital syphilis can mimic child abuse. We present such a finding in an 8-week-old infant who presented with paralysis of the left arm.
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Two "old" bone diseases.Pediatr Radiol. 1996 Jul;26(7):498. doi: 10.1007/BF01377210. Pediatr Radiol. 1996. PMID: 8684855 No abstract available.
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