Citation

Zuijlmans CW, Winterberg DH. Ned. Tijdschr. Geneeskd. 1996; 140(51): 2552-2554.

Vernacular Title

Muntwrijven is geen mishandeling.

Affiliation

Emma Kinderziekenhuis/Het Kinder AMC, afd. Kindergeneeskunde, Amsterdam.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Erven Bohn)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9053747

Abstract

A 4-year-old Indonesian girl was seen with streaky haematomas on back and chest. Because of fever, throat pain, cough and vomiting, her parents had rubbed her with balm and a coin. Coin rubbing is a harmless, traditional treatment for various illnesses which is regularly used in Southeast Asia. The cutaneous manifestations can be mistaken for battering or a bleeding disorder.

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