TY - JOUR T1 - Anal abnormalities in childhood myotonic dystrophy--a possible source of confusion in child sexual abuse. JF - Archives of Disease in Childhood JO - Arch Dis Child SP - 527 LP - 528 DO - 10.1136/adc.67.4.527 VL - 67 IS - 4 AU - W Reardon AU - H E Hughes AU - S H Green AU - V Lloyd Woolley AU - P S Harper Y1 - 1992/04/01 UR - http://adc.bmj.com/content/67/4/527.abstract N2 - Myopathic involvement of the perianal musculature is one of the less well recognised features of myotonic dystrophy in children and may present with physical signs suggestive of sexual abuse. Details of six children with myotonic dystrophy are presented to emphasise the importance of considering an underlying myopathic condition in the differential diagnosis of anal laxity. ER -