RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Fifteen-minute consultation: Bruising in the premobile child
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP edpract-2021-321661
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2021-321661
A1 Fiona Wallace
A1 Julie-Ann Collins
A1 Nishanthi Talawila Da Camara
A1 Alison Mary Kemp
A1 Ingrid Prosser
A1 Stephen Mullen
YR 2021
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2021/09/06/archdischild-2021-321661.abstract
AB A bruise in a premobile infant is an uncommon finding and often results in referral to the paediatric or emergency departments, acknowledging the potential for physical abuse in this vulnerable cohort. Our role as clinicians is to undertake a thorough assessment, consider potential differentials and organise appropriate investigations, with involvement of the wider multidisciplinary team. In this article, we use a case vignette to discuss how one would approach a bruise in the premobile infant including the evidence base.