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The presence of ecchymoses or scars on the lower back or buttocks is almost always the result of physical abuse. Slap marks, human bites, and lash marks.

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1 The presence of ecchymoses or scars on the lower back or buttocks is almost always the result of physical abuse. Slap marks, human bites, and lash marks each leave bruises of a distinctive shape and distribution. The presence of bruises of this sort is the evidence of force used without restraint and is a definite sign of child abuse. Source: Dermatitis Artefacta, Weinberg's Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, 5e Citation: Prose NS, Kristal L. Weinberg's Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology, 5e; 2017 Available at: Accessed: September 27, 2017 Copyright © 2017 McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved


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