The importance of sexually transmitted diseases and psychological child’s painting drawings in the diagnosis of sexual abuse towards the child
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Case Report
VOLUME: 15 ISSUE: 1
P: 27 - 31
April 2010

The importance of sexually transmitted diseases and psychological child’s painting drawings in the diagnosis of sexual abuse towards the child

The Bulletin of Legal Medicine 2010;15(1):27-31
1. Bakırköy Dr.Sadi Konuk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Adli Tıp Birimi, İstanbul
2. İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Adli Tıp Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
3. İstanbul Tıp Fakültesi, Çocuk Psikiyatrisi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul
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Received Date: 13.02.2009
Accepted Date: 12.11.2011
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ABSTRACT

The sexual abuse of children causes both physical and emo-tional effects and in this kind of cases, anogenital trauma fin-dings are investigated primarily. In a sexual action that involves the child, although it’s not commonly seen, sexually transmit-ted diseases and the interpretation of the abuse related painting related that made by child during the physiological evaluation are important in the diagnosis.

For this purpose a 13 year old boy who is diagnosed as anogenital herpes is reported with the paintings that are made by him during the physiological evaluation this support abuse.

Keywords:
Sexually abused children, herpes simplex virus, human figure drawings