Vaginal Foreign Bodies and Child Sexual Abuse: An Important Consideration

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" Vaginal Foreign Bodies and Child Sexual Abuse: An Important Consideration "
Closson, Forrest T.; Lichenstein, Richard

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	933918
Doc. No	:	LA4xk5n4v5
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Closson, Forrest T.; Lichenstein, Richard
Title & Author	:	Vaginal Foreign Bodies and Child Sexual Abuse: An Important Consideration [Article]\ Closson, Forrest T.; Lichenstein, Richard
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	14/5
Date	:	2013
Abstract	:	Vaginal foreign bodies are a complaint occasionally encountered in pediatric clinics and emergency departments, and when pediatric patients present with a vaginal foreign body sexual abuse may not be considered. We describe two children with vaginal foreign bodies who were found to have been sexually abused. Each child had a discharge positive for a sexually transmitted infection despite no disclosure or allegation of abuse. We recommend that all pre-pubertal girls who present with a vaginal foreign body should be considered as possible victims of sexual abuse and should receive a sexual abuse history and testing for sexually transmitted infections. [West J Emerg Med. 2013;14(5):437–439.]