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Eric B. Leavitt, MD; Robert L. Pincus, MD; Roman Bukachevsky, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118(6):629-631.

Abstract
• Currently, awareness is growing of child abuse in the medical and lay communities. To familiarize otolaryngologists with the head and neck findings in abused children, we retrospectively analyzed 85 patients admitted to an innercity hospital with the diagnosis of abuse or neglect. Forty-eight children (56%) had abnormalities within the head and neck region. Excluding coincidental findings, 31 children (36%) had findings that could be directly linked to physical abuse or neglect. The face was the region with the most abnormal findings in our study (25 children [30%]). Soft-tissue findings were the most numerous (27 children [32%]). The literature is reviewed on the subject of otolaryngologic manifestations of abuse.

(Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118:629-631)

Author Affiliations
From the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York (NY) Medical College.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication February 14, 1992.

Presented at the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery National Meeting, San Diego, Calif, September 1990.

Reprint requests to 310 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003 (Dr Pincus).

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