Massive cardiac tamponade as a complication of battered child syndrome

Cardiac tamponade child abuse

Authors

  • Alejandro Barrón-Balderas
    dr.alex.barron@gmail.com
    División de Pediatría, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara “Dr. Juan I. Menchaca”, Jalisco, México., Mexico
  • Silvia Álvarez-Corona División de Pediatría, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara “Dr. Juan I. Menchaca”, Jalisco, México., Mexico
  • Juan Lona-Reyes División de Pediatría, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara “Dr. Juan I. Menchaca”, Jalisco, México., Mexico
  • Mireya Robledo-Aceves División de Pediatría, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara “Dr. Juan I. Menchaca”, Jalisco, México., Mexico
  • Luis Orozco-Alatorre División de Pediatría, Hospital Civil de Guadalajara “Dr. Juan I. Menchaca”, Jalisco, México., Mexico
January 16, 2021
April 15, 2021

Assault with sharp-pointed or blunt-force objects is a rare form of child abuse and is categorized in society as attempted infanticide or homicide. The purpose of this report is to present a case of cardiac tamponade caused by repetitive thoracic traum