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Treatment failure in atopic dermatitis as a result of parental health belief
Author(s) -
Smith Saxon D,
Stephens Amanda M,
Werren Julia C,
Fischer Gayle O
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja12.10802
Subject(s) - atopic dermatitis , neglect , medicine , psychiatry , dermatology , psychology
Summary The gold standard for treatment of atopic dermatitis is topical corticosteroids. Parental alternative health beliefs and fear of topical corticosteroids may lead to non‐adherence and treatment failure. At the extreme end, such beliefs may result in neglect constituting reportable child maltreatment. We examine the legal repercussions of such abuse in the criminal case resulting from the death of Gloria Sam.