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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822014000200286&lng=en&tlng=en |