Skin scraping, cupping, and moxibustion that may mimic physical abuse.
Physical abuse and child abuse can manifest themselves as many different appearances. However, there are some cultural practices of Oriental medicine that may mimic physical and/or child abuse. This paper will discuss the practice of skin scraping, cupping, and moxibustion, which has been misdiagnosed as physical/child abuse by unfamiliar examiners.
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Department of Medicine, UCLA-San Fernando Program, Sylmar, CA, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004552:Elder Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008518:Medicine, East Asian Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D017592:Skin Care / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*