title: Skin scraping, cupping, and moxibustion that may mimic physical abuse.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, UCLA-San Fernando Program, Sylmar, CA, USA.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Look
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Look
mesh_terms: 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*