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[The pediatrician, sexual abuse and anogenital warts in prepuberty]
1Department of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitari del Mar. Barcelona, Spain.
Child Abuse & Neglect
|January 1, 1996
Abstract:
The increase of incidence in human papillomavirus infection in population has favored the more frequent appearance of anogenital warts in children. Types 6 and 11 are the most frequently associated to this pathology. Though sexual transmission is common, with a very lengthy incubation period, it is not the only way. Sexual abuse is always a possible source of infection and should be excluded in all cases. An actuation protocol has to be established for the pediatrician depending on the clinical, epidemiological and the social characteristics.