Part II: Skin signs of human trafficking and intervention by dermatologists.

Autor: Patin E; Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas, USA., Santiago Mangual KP; Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA., Chandler M; Global Centurion, Clifton, Virginia, USA., Grant-Kels JM; Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA; Department of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA., Lederer LJ; Global Centurion, Clifton, Virginia, USA., Kourosh AS; Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Electronic address: shadi@mail.harvard.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinics in dermatology [Clin Dermatol] 2024 Sep 26. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Sep 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2024.09.025
Abstrakt: Human trafficking is a pervasive global health and human rights issue. The skin often bears the early and most visible signs of abuse and exploitation. Despite the visible nature of their trauma, affected patients frequently go unrecognized within health care settings due to a lack of standardized guidelines for identifying the dermatologic manifestations of trafficking. Herein, we address these challenges by equipping dermatologists and health care teams with the necessary tools to recognize, treat, and report the skin signs of human trafficking. In doing so, we hope to emphasize the importance of early identification and intervention, as well as bring awareness to critical signs, including dermatologic evidence of abuse, infectious diseases, sexually transmitted infections, substance use, and branding. In understanding this, we can bring awareness to dermatologists' critical role in caring for this patient population and their associated cutaneous manifestations. By advancing knowledge in this area, we hope to enhance the capacity of dermatologists to support trafficked individuals.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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