"But there's a darker side of pediatrics. It rears up when a child removes his shirt for an exam and has telltale bruises. Or when a child flinches each time a parent moves suddenly....
"The five-page report was filled with words that would forever change my patient's life: Cousin, penetration, repeated multiple times, thoughts of death. As I walked into the exam room, he met me with a downward gaze and a shrug when I asked about his summer. I felt anger, grief, and sorrow for him and his family...."
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