Two Cases of Incontinentia Pigmenti Simulating Child Abuse

[摘要] In the United States 1.4 million children were maltreated in 1988, resulting in an estimated 2000 to 5000 deaths.[1][1]Largely due to the rising awareness and sensitivity to the horrors of child abuse, the number of deaths declined to approximately 1500 in 1993.[2][2] Guidelines have been published to aid in the identification and management of child maltreatment,[3][3] and reporting of all suspicious cases is mandated by law. In our zealous efforts to protect children, some families are investigated because of misdiagnosed abnormalities, often cutaneous,[4][4] leading to the unintentional injury of both patients and their families.[5][5]In this report, we describe two patients with cutaneous and/or visceral manifestations of incontinentia pigmenti (IP) who were initially thought to be victims of child abuse. [1]: #ref-1 [2]: #ref-2 [3]: #ref-3 [4]: #ref-4 [5]: #ref-5

[学科分类] 儿科学