American Journal of Diseases of Children
Volume 138, Issue 8, 1984, Pages 768-769

Pseudoabusive Burns in Asian Refugees (Article)

Feldman K.W.*
  • a Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, The Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center, Ambulatory Division, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, United States

Abstract

Six Southeast Asian refugee children had cigarettelike burn scars on the lower trunk and abdomen. Questioning of the families disclosed that the burns had been the result of therapeutic burning by folk medical healers for prior illnesses. Pediatric practitioners should recognize the therapeutic intent of these injuries to avoid inappropriate accusations of child abuse. They can likewise encourage families to seek less harmful alternative treatments. © 1984, American Medical Association. All rights reserved.

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Index Keywords

male Medicine, Traditional case report female burn Burns Child, Preschool injury traditional medicine Asia, Southeastern United States human Child Abuse Refugees Cross-Cultural Comparison Child
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DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1984.02140460058019
ISSN: 00968994
Cited by: 28
Original Language: English