Publications by authors named "Melissa K Egge"
Article Synopsis
- * MCA is frequently overlooked and underreported, causing serious health issues and even death in affected children.
- * Pediatric specialists should suspect MCA in cases where a child's unusual symptoms do not improve with standard treatments, and the article outlines common diagnoses seen in MCA cases by medical specialty.
Background: Bilateral skull fractures in infancy often raise suspicion for abuse. Nevertheless, literature suggests that they may occur accidentally. However, empiric data are lacking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 12-year-old girl was brought to the pediatric emergency department by ambulance after her mother found her hanging from her bunk bed. The patient was resuscitated initially but died 5 days later after support was withdrawn. A sexual assault examination was performed, and the finding was negative.
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