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Reena Isaac1, Michelle Lyn, Nicole Triggs
1Department of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Child Protection Section of the Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. rxisaac@texaschildrenshospital.org
Abstract:
Lichen sclerosus in young females can present as traumatic injuries on the vulva which can mimic sexual abuse. The case of an unconscious 6-year-old girl presenting in a reported inflicted drug overdose and with a clinical picture of ecchymosis and abrasions of the anogenital area is presented and discussed. The following case underscores the need for clinicians evaluating children for suspected abuse, to consider alternate conditions and causes that may not be related to sexual abuse.
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