Genitalia burn: accident or violence? Concerns that transcend injury treatment

• Main Authors: Ana Lúcia Ferreira (Author), Juliana Montez Ferreira (Author), Paula Marques C. da Silva (Author), Dilene Francisco Constancio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo, 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe a case of genital burn which raised the suspicion of maltreatment (sexual abuse and neglect by lack of supervision).CASE DESCRIPTION: An infant was taken to the Emergency Room of a pediatric hospital with an extensive burn in the vulva and perineum. The mother claimed the burn...