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Occult child abuse presenting as pneumatosis intestinalis and portomesenteric venous gas - a case report.

En-Pei LeeJainn-Jim LinShao-Hsuan HsiaOi-Wa ChanHan-Ping Wu
Published in: BMC pediatrics (2019)
Pneumatosis intestinalis and portomesenteric venous gas are rare except in cases of prematurity. Occult abusive abdominal trauma should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patients with pneumatosis intestinalis and portomesenteric venous gas, even without any trauma on the skin or bone fractures.
Keyphrases
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