TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Genital piercings in the context of acute sexual assault JO - Journal of forensic and legal medicine A1 - Goldberg, Amy P. SP - 181 EP - 183 VL - 52 IS - N2 - After an acute sexual assault, children and adolescents often present for medical evaluation and treatment. Physicians have an important role in both the medical and legal components of these cases. Careful physical examination and questioning are important in determining the origin of the trauma. In the presented case report, genital trauma after an acute sexual assault was noted and attributed to the alleged offender's penis piercing. The genital trauma caused by the piercing provided physical evidence linking offender to victim and may have implications for the victim's risk of HIV infection and other blood borne pathogens.

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LA - en SN - 1752-928X UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2017.09.009 ID - ref1 ER -