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Inflicted Cutaneous Lesions and Burns: Abuse-Related Burns

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Intentional burns are most likely underestimated because it can be difficult to prove that a burn was deliberate. They are one of the most common causes of death due to child abuse and are the most painful injuries that can be inflicted. Intentional burns cause greater morbidity and mortality than accidental burns. Inflicted burns result in longer hospital stays, more surgeries, and a higher rate of infectious complications due to delays in seeking treatment. All confirmed cases of neglect-related burns should be reported.

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  1. Faculté de Médecine Pierre et Marie Curie, Unité de Chirurgie des Brûlés, Hôpital Trousseau, GH HUEP, AP-HP, 26, rue du Dr Arnold Netter, 75571, Paris Cedex 12, France

    Sophie Cassier

  2. Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et chirurgie Plastique, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Descartes, Université Paris 5, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, 149 rue de Sèvres, Paris, France

    Marie-Paule Vazquez

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  1. Forensic Unit Hôtel Dieu Hospital, Paris, France

    Caroline Rey-Salmon

  2. Pediatric Radiology, Department Hôpital de Bicêtre CHU Bicêtre AP-HP, Faculté de Médecine Paris Sud University, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France

    Catherine Adamsbaum

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Cassier, S., Vazquez, MP. (2018). Inflicted Cutaneous Lesions and Burns: Abuse-Related Burns. In: Rey-Salmon, C., Adamsbaum, C. (eds) Child Abuse. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65882-7_5

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