Medical Evaluation of Sexually Abused Children: A Review of 311 Cases
| Autor: | Mary Ellen Rimsza, Elaine H. Niggemann |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
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| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 69:8-14 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
| DOI: | 10.1542/peds.69.1.8 |
| Popis: | The case records of 311 children and adolescents who were medically evaluated for sexual abuse are reviewed. Only 18% of these victims were assaulted by strangers; 131 of the assailants were relatives. Thirty percent of the victims reported multiple assaults over a time period of one week to nine years. Physical examination showed no abnormalities in only 23% of the patients. Twenty-one patients had gonorrhea and seven patients were pregnant. Guidelines for the medical evaluation of patients suspected to be victims of sexual abuse are discussed. |
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