Publication date: Available online 18 December 2017
Source:The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Author(s): Brett Slingsby, Amy Goldberg
BackgroundPhysical findings are rare after anal penetration. Furthermore, children delay in disclosing or are reticent to discuss penetration.Case ReportA 12-year-old boy presented to medical care multiple times over a several-week period complaining of abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and poor appetite. On colonoscopy, he was found to have a cylindrical foreign body (measuring 7 cm tall and 7 cm in diameter) in his rectum, which had been present for at least 2 weeks. He initially denied knowing how the object got into his rectum and later stated that he inserted it himself out of curiosity. One week after the object was removed, follow-up examination using video colposcopy revealed a completely normal anal examination; the patient had a normal anal examination despite known anal penetration and removal of the object.Why Should an Emergency Physician Be Aware of This?Children can have a normal anal examination despite anal penetration, and do not always disclose anal penetration. The aforementioned concepts can be applied to situations related to child sexual abuse in the emergency department, where physical examinations are frequently normal and children delay in disclosing the abuse. When there is concern for sexual abuse, even in the absence of a disclosure or examination findings, patients should be referred for a child abuse pediatrics evaluation if available.
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