Estimation of the Age of Cutaneous Contusions in Child Abuse

摘要: Estimation of the age a cutaneous contusion on an abused child is probably more often requested pediatricians and family practitioners than pathologists. Guidelines for this estimation are not easily found available in standard textbook abuse.1 Some previously reported guidelines presented below, modified only by being placed tabular form (Table).2-6 A skin follows application blunt force sufficient to disrupt vessels, usually capillaries, from which blood escapes accumulates corium and/or subcutis, without loss integrity surface skin. The bleeding starts immediately following disruption vessel wall may continue briefly or persist hours.