A young Latin American woman comes into your office for a routine check-up. On physical exam, you find these marks.
Challenge: What's the etiology?
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
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looks like faith healing
Skin Lesions.
This is cupping, a cultural practice where an alcohol-soaked cotton ball is placed in a cup and ignited, the cotton ball removed, and the heated cup immediately inverted and placed over the skin. This creates a suction force and may cause superficial burns. This is seen in Middle Eastern, Asian, Latin American, and Eastern European cultures to treat ailments.
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