Culture-bounded skin lesion - A case due to Chinese Gua Sha

Child abuse and traditional medicine practices

“…Nevertheless, the latter precondition is questionable for the following reasons: traditional medicine practices are frequently not performed by healthcare professionals, folk medicine techniques are not always based on the scientific conception of therapy, the aforementioned practices can determine adverse effects (such as bruises, burns, bleeding, panniculitis, contact dermatitis, etc. ), especially when they are performed in inadequate settings [1][2][3]. Moreover, it is important to point out that most of the papers reviewed by Viero and colleagues dealt with living children [1].…”

Induced linear dermatosis: Kӧh Kchӧl

“…It consists of sturdy, unidirectional, and repeated rubbing of a blunt instrument (spoon or coin) on the skin, following the vertebral column and the ribs . The aim is to create a linear petechial purpura, believed to rid the body of negative energies.…”