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Striae vs Scars of Ritual Abuse in a Male Adolescent
Amy L. Robinson, MD;
Glenn A. Koester, MD;
Arthur Kaufman, MD
University of New Mexico Albuquerque
Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(5):398-399.
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In recent years, the increased awareness of the existence of child abuse has led to an increased sensitivity among health care providers of the need to investigate potential abuse. The initial examination of a child may present a confusing picture. We present a case of possible ritualistic child abuse, a topic about which there has recently been more publicity.1
Report of a Case.
A 15-year-old white boy presented to the high school clinic complaining of a 6-month history of horizontal lines across his lower back. He was worried by the scarlike character of these markings because he felt they might have been inflicted on him by his grandmother through her occult powers. The patient explained that he had not seen his grandmother for several years, but he believed that she had "given" his sister epilepsy and that she participated in rituals that included human sacrifice and ritualistic wounding. He
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