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29th September 2020

A 5-year-old girl presents with her mother to A&E, inconsolable due to an extremely painful lower limb

A 5-year-old girl presents with her mother to A&E, inconsolable due to an extremely painful lower limb. Whilst playing earlier she fell, although the mother insists it was not from a height. On close inspection the girl appears short for her age, with several dental caries and has slightly discoloured sclera. 

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