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Blunt force injury of the abdomen complicating previously undiagnosed peliosis hepatis in a 2-year-old female.

Abstract
Peliosis hepatis is an abnormal accumulation of blood-filled lakes in the liver that is most commonly seen in adults and is generally associated with chronic wasting diseases, use of androgenic steroids or bacterial infection. Few cases have been reported in children. We report a case of a 2-year-old female with no past medical history who presented with homicidal blunt force abdominal injury. The autopsy revealed lacerations in the liver and previously undiagnosed peliosis hepatis.
AuthorsMelissa A Pasquale-Styles, Carl J Schmidt
JournalJournal of forensic sciences (J Forensic Sci) Vol. 50 Issue 4 Pg. 910-2 (Jul 2005) ISSN: 0022-1198 [Print] United States
PMID16078496 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Abdominal Injuries (pathology)
  • Child Abuse (diagnosis)
  • Child, Preschool
  • Contusions (pathology)
  • Female
  • Forensic Medicine
  • Hemorrhage (pathology)
  • Homicide
  • Humans
  • Peliosis Hepatis (pathology)
  • Wounds, Nonpenetrating (pathology)

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