Are anogenital verrucae signs of sexual abuse?

ÖZDEMİR H., TOPRAK ERGÖNEN A., Ozgur I. C., BAYKARA H. B., ÖZTÜRK Y.

ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.167-170, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4323/rjlm.2011.167
  • Dergi Adı: ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.167-170
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: sexual abuse, children and condyloma acuminatum, CHILDREN
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

It is necessary to determine whether anogenital verrucae in childhood are sexually transmitted. Condyloma acuminatum is a HPV infection which leads to anogenital verrucae. Although it is sexually transmitted, the disease is known to be transmitted through other ways. The aim of this study was to make a medicolegal evaluation of a child brought to the paediatric outpatient clinic for encopresis, to discuss the importance of verrucae as a sign of sexual abuse and to emphasize the role of interdisciplinary cooperation in diagnosis of sexual abuse.