Child barbarity and torture: a case report.
Penile strangulation with a strand of hair, acting as a tourniquet, and perforation of the eyes with a knife are uncommon accidental injuries in children. In such a situation, a mistreatment must be evoked. We present a case of barbarity and torture involving a young boy 3 years old. He was a victim of penis strangulation and perforation of the eyes, performed on previous surgical and infectious lesions. The mistreatment was performed by his mother's boyfriend. The perpetrator used the previous lesions to hide his misdeed. This amazing case of mistreatment points out the violence of the wounds and their being performed on previous lesions.
Tournel
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Institut de Médecine Légale et Sociale, Faculté de Médecine de Lille, Lille, France. gtournel@nordnet.fr
Desurmont
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Bécart
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Hédouin
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Gosset
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D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010413:Penis / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries*; D014104:Torture; D014111:Tourniquets; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000473:pathology*