Olatunya Oladele Simeon, Oseni Saheed, Oginni Lawrence, Oyelami Oyeku Akibu, Ibidapo Titilayo
Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Paediatr Int Child Health. 2013 Nov;33(4):334-6. doi: 10.1179/2046905513Y.0000000052. Epub 2013 Feb 13.
Physical abuse and other forms of child maltreatment occur worldwide. However, in developing countries such as Nigeria they are not often considered in the differential diagnosis. A 3-year-old girl is presented who sustained injuries including traumatic teeth extraction, multiple bruises, femoral shaft fracture and haemorrhage resulting in severe anaemia as a result of physical assault by her father. This case underscores the need for the implementation of appropriate legislation to combat child maltreatment in Nigeria.
身体虐待和其他形式的儿童虐待在全球范围内都有发生。然而，在尼日利亚等发展中国家，它们在鉴别诊断中往往未被考虑。本文介绍了一名3岁女童，她因遭到父亲的人身攻击而受伤，包括外伤性拔牙、多处瘀伤、股骨干骨折和出血，导致严重贫血。该案例强调了在尼日利亚实施适当立法以打击儿童虐待行为的必要性。
