Child Abuse Masquerading as a Soft Tissue Sarcoma |
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| Authors: | Lauren Strazzula BA Sheila Greenlaw MD Sara O Vargas MD Leah Belazarian MD |
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| Institution: | 1. UMass Memorial Healthcare, University of Massachusetts Medical School, , Worcester, Massachusetts;2. Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, UMass Memorial Healthcare, University of Massachusetts Medical School, , Worcester, Massachusetts;3. Department of Pathology, Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, , Boston, Massachusetts;4. Division of Dermatology, Department of Pediatrics, UMass Memorial Healthcare, University of Massachusetts Medical School, , Worcester, Massachusetts |
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| Abstract: | Pediatric fasciitides are rare benign lesions that may clinically mimic a malignant sarcoma. Nodular fasciitis, the most common of these fasciitides, rarely occurs in children younger than 5 years of age. Often there is a history of preceding trauma. Herein, we report the case of a 5‐month‐old boy diagnosed with nodular fasciitis in the setting of nonaccidental trauma. |
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