Genitalia burn: accident or violence? Concerns that transcend injury treatment

Genitalia burn: accident or violence? Concerns that transcend injury treatment

OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of genital burn which raised the suspicion of maltreatment (sexual abuse and neglect by lack of supervision).CASE DESCRIPTION: An infant was taken to the Emergency Room of a pediatric hospital with an extensive burn in the vulva and perineum. The mother claimed the burn...

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Main Authors: Ana Lúcia Ferreira, Juliana Montez Ferreira, Paula Marques C. da Silva, Dilene Francisco Constancio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Paulista de Pediatria
Subjects:
hidróxido de sodio
prevención de accidentes
accidentes químicos
accidentes domésticos
violencia sexual
negligencia
niño
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