Open AccessCondyloma lata in a preschooler: The dilemma of sexual abuse versus non-abuse
Author(s) -
Tarun Narang,
Amrinder J. Kanwar,
Muthu Sendhil Kumaran
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.120561
Subject(s) - sexual abuse , syphilis , medicine , girl , dilemma , child sexual abuse , child abuse , psychiatry , transmission (telecommunications) , poison control , suicide prevention , medical emergency , family medicine , psychology , developmental psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , philosophy , epistemology , electrical engineering , engineering
It is well-known that syphilis is a sexually-transmitted or an inherited infection. Syphilis in preschoolers is rarely described in modern medical literature. Our case represents the difficulty or dilemma faced by dermatologists after diagnosing syphilis in a girl child due to inability of the young children to provide a history of sexual abuse and more over the parents/guardians also try to hide the history of sexual-abuse. Although rare, we can consider non-sexual transmission after we have thoroughly investigated and ruled out even the remote possibility of sexual abuse, because misdiagnosis of both abuse and non-abuse can be devastating to the patient and family.