What is the diagnosis?
Case submitted via RiT.
A two-month-old baby has multiple bilateral rib fractures of different ages. The rib fractures on the left side (arrowheads) appear to have callus formation while the right-sided fractures (arrows) do not. Note the right pleural effusion and thickening laterally. What is the diagnosis?
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