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Vesicular Genital Lesions in a Toddler − Is it Sexual Abuse?
Author(s) -
Bajaj Monika
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
child abuse review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1099-0852
pISSN - 0952-9136
DOI - 10.1002/car.1188
Subject(s) - toddler , sexual abuse , child sexual abuse , child abuse , psychiatry , differential diagnosis , medicine , medical diagnosis , sex organ , duty , psychology , medical emergency , poison control , suicide prevention , developmental psychology , pathology , law , biology , political science , genetics
‘Common childhood illnesses can present with findings suggestive of sexual abuse’Key Practitioner Messages Common childhood illnesses should always be considered/ruled out in all cases of suspected abuse. When faced with clinical presentations commonly found in cases of child abuse, all doctors should keep an open mind and formulate a differential diagnosis with abuse being one of the possibilities. When requesting an opinion from paediatricians, it is the duty of the referring clinician to be open with parents and inform them that abuse is one of the differential diagnoses.