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• Bruising
  • Mongolian spots (congenital dermal melanosis)
  • Bleeding disorders
  • Hemangiomas
  • Phytophotodermatitis
  • Malignancy
  • Connective tissue disease
  • Cultural healing practices (eg, coining and cupping)
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Vasculitis (Henoch-Schönlein purpura)
  • Ink stains (e.g. caused by new clothing)
• Burns
  • Hypersensitivity reaction
  • Friction blisters
  • Impetigo (may be confused with cigarette burns)
  • Phytophotodermatitis
  • Dermatitis herpetiformis
  • Accidental laxative ingestion
  • Healing practices (eg, coining, cupping, and moxibustion)
• Fractures
  • Rickets
  • Congenital syphilis (can cause periosteal elevation)
  • Birth trauma
  • CPR (rarely causes rib fractures and very rarely causes posterior rib fractures)
  • Osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Caffey disease
  • Osteomyelitis
• Subdural hematoma
  • Bleeding disorders
  • Vascular malformations
  • Glutaric aciduria type 153
  • Benign extra-axial fluid
  • Menkes disease
• Retinal hemorrhage
  • Vasculitis
  • Vascular obstruction
  • Vaginal delivery (generally disappear by 4 weeks of age)
  • CPR (retinal hemorrhages are rare after chest compressions and, if present, are usually in the presence of other risk factors for hemorrhage)