Violência contra a criança: indicadores dermatológicos e diagnósticos diferenciais

Context:Child abuse is a serious problem, and its physical manifestations can be mimicked by certain diseases and conditions. These conditions can include genetic, congenital and other disorders that may result in poor weight gain, bone fractures or skin lesions that look like bruises or burns.Case Report:This paper reports the case of a seven-year-old girl with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), which was misdiagnosed as child abuse. This child was referred to us for treatment of an unexplained facial scar that was alleged to be the result of child abuse.Conclusion:When unusual skin presentations are observed, dermatologists should consider the possibility of child abuse to protect the child. Furthermore, they should be aware of the cutaneous abnormalities that mimic injuries associated with abuse to avoid the unnecessary reporting of child abuse.

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“… Little guidance or no training in recognizing the problem and Not understanding its true dimensions. [ 4 ] …”

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“…[ 2 ] Although child abuse must always be suspected when the child has unusual marks or injuries that do not match the given history,[ 3 ] but it is necessary to distinguish such abuse from the results of certain diseases. [ 4 ]…”

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Unexplained facial scar: Child abuse or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome?

et al. 2014

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“…As a result, this work is important to insert this theme within the dental teaching of Brazilian universities, discussing the social and technical responsibility of the professional and must identify and denounce physical violence against children immediately to ensure their well-being and good development of it. At the same time, and still, according to the content presented, a scarcity of a certain attitude is assumed, and much of this is due to the little attention provided to the study of such a field of defense and guarantee of the child's right (CAVALCANTI, 2009;GONDIM et al, 2011).…”

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Child physical violence and the professional duty of the dentist: literature review

Sartori¹,

Struckel²,

Naufel³

et al. 2023

Collection of International Topics in Health Science- V1

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The present study aimed to conduct a non-systematic review of the literature on physical violence against creations, addressing the following factors s: indicators of maltreatment and legal aspects, besides elucidating the importance of the dentist in the diagnosis and the ideal conduct to be taken by him. Thus, through the analysis and discussion of the theoretical foundation presented, we seek to establish the current Brazilian panorama on child physical violence. The study is divided into seven topics of exposure: the abstract, the introduction, the objectives, the methodology, the literature review, the discussion, and the conclusion, thus composing the desired content. Is also used for formulation and elaboration, the following researched journals are used: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Brazilian Dentistry Bibliography (BBO), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SCIELO), Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) and CAPES Portal. Articles from the last 18 years were used, seeking the following keywords: "abuse", "violence", "child abuse", "orofacial injuries" and "dentistry". Despite the scarcity of underreporting of this violence, it was found that the orofacial region is often the place of multiple lesions resulting from physical violence, making clear the importance of the dentist in identifying and notifying this violence.

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