Which is not a feature of battered baby syndrome: (A) Subdural haemorrhage occurs in 40 % of fatal cases, (B) Nobbing fractures on the anterior angles of the ribs, (C) Vitreous and subhyaloid hemorrhages in the eyes, (D) Torn frenulum on the lower lip is a characteristic lesion
Answer is B. Battered baby syndrome/ Caffeys syndrome/ non accidental injury of childhood: Nobbing fractures occur on the posterior angles of the ribs in the paraveebral gutter region Subdural haemorrhage occurs in 40 % of fatal cases In the eyes, retinal detachment, retinal hemorrhages, Vitreous and subhyaloid hemorrhages are seen Torn frenulum on the lower lip is a characteristic lesion