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Severe cough and retinal hemorrhage in infants and young children.

Goldman M, Dagan Z, Yair M, Elbaz U, Lahat E, Yair M

Department of Pediatrics, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel. mgoldman@walla.co.il

No retinal hemorrhages were detected in any of 100 consecutive children aged 3 months to 2 years with severe, persistent coughing (0 of 100, 95% CI: 0%- 3%). Therefore, if one finds retinal hemorrhage in infants and young children with cough, child abuse must be excluded.

Published 13 June 2006 in J Pediatr, 148(6): 835-6.
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