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Recognizing Culturally Related Findings on Refugee Physical Examinations

Ellen Einterz
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2018, 31 (4) 653-657; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.04.170375
Ellen Einterz
From Marion County Public Health Department, and Indiana University School of Medicine and Fairbanks School of Public Health Indianapolis, Indiana.
MD, MPH&TM
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    Decorative scarification of a child's face.

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    Distal upper arm scarification from treatment for jaundice.

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    Distal upper arm scarification from treatment for jaundice.

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    The posterior thorax of a Somali refugee, with scars resulting from burns intended to cure flu.

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    Scarification and burning of the anterior thorax of a Central African adolescent, inflicted as a healing measure.

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    Adult from Ethiopia whose uvula was excised during childhood.

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    Scarification of a child from West Africa, performed in an attempt to treat tachycardia due to anemia.

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