Cutaneous manifestations of physical and sexual child abuse
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Cutaneous manifestations of child abuse.
Dermatologists and child abuse are not frequently associated in the minds of most physicians. Yet the most common manifestations of child abuse are cutaneous. This article reviews cutaneous manifestations of physical abuse, including bruises, lacerations, abrasions, human bites, and burns. It also discusses ways that dermatologists can differentiate abusive injuries from accidental ones as well...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2319-7250
DOI: 10.4103/ijpd.ijpd_62_19