Citation

Bajaj M. Child Abuse Rev. 2012; 21(5): 370-373.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/car.1188

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

'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.

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