We present the case of a 10-month-old male infant who presented to accident and emergency with unexplained bruising of the ear. Initial blood tests showed no clotting or platelet abnormalities and non ...
Bruising is often a sign that there's been an injury to blood vessels. Blood escapes the injured vessel and appears as a dark ...
Confirming maltreatment and assessing bruises in this context can be challenging for clinicians. Case Summary We present the case of a 4 year old girl who presented with an unexplained big bruise with ...
"I thought, 'Oh, I shouldn’t have done that because I’m gonna have bruises on my leg from ITP.'" Laura continued: "Mark stopped and was like ‘how do you know what ITP is? ’ And he told me ...
Unexplained weight loss ... especially in the long bones of the arms and legs. Leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma may infiltrate ...
Aim To describe the features (demographic, history, and investigations) of non-accidental injury (NAI), unintentional, and unexplained ear bruising in children over a 10 year period (2006– 2016) at ...
Footage showed Jinu Shaji lifting Victor Hart's legs in the air while he shouted ... notified by the care home of "significant", unexplained bruising, which had been referred to Devon County ...
Care home residents who suffered a "high level of unexplained bruising" had their human rights breached, a damning report said. Elmcroft Care Home, run by Abbey Healthcare near Maldon, Essex ...