Citation

Mehra M, Chiesa AE, Sirotnak AP. Ear Nose Throat J. 2015; 94(12): 494-496.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Medquests Communications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

26670756

Abstract

Common intraoral manifestations of child abuse include tears of the frenula, burns, and pharyngeal perforations. Sublingual hematomas can also occur as a result of trauma, but to the best of our knowledge, only 1 case has been previously described in the context of child abuse. We report 2 new cases of sublingual hematoma in infants that were the result of physical abuse. Cases of sublingual hematoma in infants and children without a clear and legitimate explanation of the cause should prompt consideration of child abuse.

Language: en