To the Editor: Reading the excellent Christmas edition of the Journal, I was struck by the symmetry of the computed tomography scans of rectus sheath haematomas in a husband and wife, reported by James and colleagues1 (Box). I was wondering if the couple had not been involved in a minor car accident or incident of heavy braking several days earlier, where the lap–sash or buckle of a seatbelt might explain the mirror injuries?
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- Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS.
- 1. James D, Lawrentschuk N, Hii DO. A marriage of inconvenience. Med J Aust 2005; 183: 626. <eMJA full text>