Citation

Brown R, Pasquali P, Feldman K, Hines L. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PEC.0000000000001785

PMID

31045956

Abstract

Intraocular findings are well known and well documented in child abuse cases. However, eye deviation on physical examination can also be just as important in evaluating a child for maltreatment. We present 2 cases of infants younger than 6 months who presented to the emergency department with new-onset abnormal eye deviation, and further evaluation revealed other findings consistent with nonaccidental trauma. These cases were ruled as abusive head trauma and demonstrate the importance of conducting a thorough evaluation for any acute-onset ophthalmological and neurological finding.

Language: en