title: Anogenital warts in children. Clinical and virologic evaluation for sexual abuse.
abstract: Seventy-three children with anogenital warts were examined for sexual abuse during a 2-year period. Our data suggest that nonsexual transmission is common, particularly in children under 3 years of age. Approximately 25% of these children were younger than age 1 year, and another 50% were between the ages of 1 and 3 years. No evidence of sexual abuse was detected in 66 children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh (Pa) School of Medicine.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Honig
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Androphy
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification