منابع مشابه
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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Incidence of Abusive Cutaneous Injuries Cutaneous injuries include bruises, petechiae, burns, bite marks, lacerations, and abrasions. In 2004 data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System of the US Department of Health and Human Services indicated that physical abuse constituted 17.5% of the total substantiated reports for child maltreatment.' Data from the first Canadian incidence...
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tim of traditional and social practices, enters into a life of almost 50 blind and hopeless years. It is partly the increased, multifactorial, infant and young child morbidity and mortality that led to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This calls for special care and protection of children because of their vulnerability. It states that all countries shall ensure good hea...
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Child abuse is far more prevalent today than is generally recognized. Up to 90% of victims suffer physical abuse that can be observed in signs on the skin. Dermatologists are particularly qualified to identify these signs and distinguish them from other conditions that can mimic abuse. This review covers the signs of child abuse that can be observed on the skin. We discuss clues that can help d...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0378-6323
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.66572