Perianal and vulvar Crohn's disease presenting as suspected abuse

Porzionato, Andrea; Alaggio, Rita; Aprile, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.10.022

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“…Many reported vulvar CD were painless, especially when occurring in children. [4][5][6][8][9][10][11] In Table 1, pain was not observed in six out of nine cases, and in the remaining three cases, vulvar symptom was not described. We speculate that those three cases would have been painless because the authors would have probably stated the symptom if there was pain or tenderness.…”

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Unilateral, non‐tender, vulvar swelling as the presenting sign of Crohn’s disease: A case report and our suggestion for early diagnosis

Mun

Kim

Jung

et al. 2010

The Journal of Dermatology

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Unilateral, non‐tender, vulvar swelling as the presenting sign of Crohn’s disease: A case report and our suggestion for early diagnosis

Mun

Kim

Jung

et al. 2010

The Journal of Dermatology

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“…Perianal and vulvar Crohn disease Crohn disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that may involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract [49]. The perianal region frequently develops fissures, fistulae, and skin tags which, in children, may give rise to suspicion of sexual abuse [40,49].…”

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“…The perianal region frequently develops fissures, fistulae, and skin tags which, in children, may give rise to suspicion of sexual abuse [40,49]. Few cases of cutaneous Crohn disease involving genitalia in females younger than 18 years have been reported [52,54].…”

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Cutaneous mimickers of child abuse: a primer for pediatricians

AlJasser

Al-Khenaizan

2008

Eur J Pediatr

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The annual incidence of child abuse was estimated to be 2.8 million by the national incidence study conducted in the USA in 1993, which is a two-fold increase compared to 1986. Awareness of child abuse has been increasing since the 1960s. Although most victims of child abuse present with cutaneous lesions, many genuine skin diseases may appear as non-accidental injuries which, if not recognized, may lead to misdiagnosis of child abuse. Here, we review the most common cutaneous mimickers of child abuse in order to increase awareness of these disorders and reduce erroneous diagnosis of child abuse.

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“…The diagnostic confirmation and exclusion of dermatological diseases must precede report to judicial authorities, 99 bearing in mind that error or omission may cost the lives of children and undue child abuse charges could cost the reputation of an innocent adult. 20 .…”

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Violência contra a criança: indicadores dermatológicos e diagnósticos diferenciais

Gondim

Muñoz

Pagani

2011

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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Abstract:Reports of child abuse have increased significantly. The matter makes most physicians uncomfortable for two reasons: a) Little guidance or no training in recognizing the problem; b -Not understanding its true dimension. The most common form of child violence is physical abuse. The skin is the largest and frequently the most traumatized organ. Bruises and burns are the most visible signs. Physicians (pediatricians, general practitioners and dermatologists) are the first professionals to observe and recognize the signs of intentional injury. Dermatologists particularly, can help distinguish intentional injury from accidental, or from skin diseases that mimic maltreatment. Keywords: Burns; Contusions; Ecchymosis; Domestic violence; Sexual violence Resumo: As denúncias de abuso contra a criança têm sido frequentes e configuram grave problema de saúde pública. O tema é desconfortável para muitos médicos, seja pelo treinamento insuficiente, seja pelo desconhecimento das dimensões do problema. Uma das formas mais comuns de violência contra a criança é o abuso físico. Como órgão mais exposto e extenso, a pele é o alvo mais sujeito aos maustratos. Equimoses e queimaduras são os sinais mais visíveis. Médicos (pediatras, clínicos-gerais e dermatologistas) costumam ser os primeiros profissionais a observar e reconhecer sinais de lesões não acidentais ou intencionais. Os dermatologistas podem auxiliar na distinção entre lesões traumáticas intencionais, acidentais e doenças cutâneas que mimetizam maus-tratos.

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Perianal and vulvar Crohn's disease presenting as suspected abuse

Cited by 28 publications

References 24 publications

Unilateral, non‐tender, vulvar swelling as the presenting sign of Crohn’s disease: A case report and our suggestion for early diagnosis

Unilateral, non‐tender, vulvar swelling as the presenting sign of Crohn’s disease: A case report and our suggestion for early diagnosis

Cutaneous mimickers of child abuse: a primer for pediatricians

Violência contra a criança: indicadores dermatológicos e diagnósticos diferenciais

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