Skin fragility disorder misdiagnosed as child abuse: a cautionary tale

Med J Aust. 2024 Aug 5;221(3):171. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52369. Epub 2024 Jul 9.

Authors

Heather G Mack^{1

2}, Fred K Chen^{1

3}, John R Grigg⁴

Affiliations

¹ University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC.
² Melbourne Health, Melbourne, VIC.
³ Centre for Ophthalmology and Visual Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA.
⁴ University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.

PMID: 38979648
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.52369

No abstract available

Keywords: Child abuse; Eye diseases, hereditary; Retinopathy.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Child Abuse* / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors*
Female
Humans
Male