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Accidents are the most prevalent cause of bruising in children, especially when they start to become more mobile. Therefore, accidents are the most important differential diagnosis in bruising in children.
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Bilo, R.A.C., Oranje, A.P., Shwayder, T., Hobbs, C.J. (2013). Accidental Trauma. In: Cutaneous Manifestations of Child Abuse and Their Differential Diagnosis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29287-3_4
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