Related Articles Domestic violence in the coronavirus disease 2019 era Insights from a survivor Clin Dermatol 2020 Nov Dec 38 6 737 743 Authors Hudson LC Lowenstein EJ Hoenig LJ Abstract Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 COVID 19 pandemic there has been an alarming rise in domestic violence worldwide Factors believed to be fueling this escalation in domestic violence include increasing social confinement at home during lockdowns and mounting stress levels from unemployment that have resulted from the economic uncertainties of these times This contribution explores some of the challenges faced by physicians in clinically assessing victims of domestic violence during the COVID 19 era One such challenge is the increased reliance on telemedicine during the pandemic a medium of communication that offers a narrower clinical view of patients than is what is usually provided by an in person examination In this contribution we offer suggestions on how best to screen for domestic violence whether through telemedicine or during an in person encounter The history and physical findings that suggest domestic violence are reviewed along with recommendations on how to make the clinical examination more sensitive and compassionate to the needs of the victims One of the authors of this contribution L C H is herself a survivor of domestic violence and has courageously shared in these pages details of her harrowing near murder by an abusing husband From this case history it is hoped that readers will gain wider insights into what domestic violence means from the perspective of a victim and how we can better help save victims from this widespread and devastating social problem PMID 33341207 PubMed as supplied by publisher