Recurrent "unexplained" scalp swelling in an eighteen-month-old child: an atypical presentation of angioedema causing confusion with child abuse.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
In this article, we demonstrate that angioedema may atypically present with noninflammatory scalp or facial swelling without recurrence on other parts of the body and without urticaria. In a young child, such a presentation exclusively with recurrent "unexplained" swellings over different parts of the scalp could erroneously be misconstrued as child abuse (blunt head trauma).
Medical subject headings
- Angioedema
- Child Abuse
- Scalp Dermatoses