Normal skull suture variant mimicking intentional injury

The x rays were subsequently seen by a consultant radiologist, who noted a linear skull fracture on the left side underlying the soft tissue swelling and also a right parietal linear skull fracture with no associated soft tissue swelling (figure).

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Published inBMJ Vol. 332; no. 7548; pp. 1020 - 1021
Main Authors Weir, P, Suttner, N J, Flynn, P, McAuley, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 29.04.2006
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
EditionInternational edition
Subjects
Case studies
Child Abuse - diagnosis
Cranial Sutures - abnormalities
Cranial Sutures - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Head injuries
Humans
Infant
Injuries
Male
Medical imaging
Parietal Bone - diagnostic imaging
Parietal Bone - injuries
Practice
Skull Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trauma
X-rays
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Summary:The x rays were subsequently seen by a consultant radiologist, who noted a linear skull fracture on the left side underlying the soft tissue swelling and also a right parietal linear skull fracture with no associated soft tissue swelling (figure).
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Contributors: PW and NS reviewed the literature and contributed to the writing of the article. NS was responsible for patient management and had the initial idea for the case report. DMcA provided paediatric neurosurgical input and editorial guidance and performed a specific literature search. PF put forward the diagnosis and provided neuroradiological input. NS is guarantor.
Correspondence to: N J Suttner nsuttner@doctors.org.uk
Competing interests: None declared.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.332.7548.1020