Are anogenital verrucae signs of sexual abuse?
ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE, cilt.19, sa.3, ss.167-170, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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
- 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.