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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2025.102970 | DOI Listing |
J Forensic Leg Med
September 2025
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia; Center of Bone Biology, Institute of Anatomy, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia. Electronic address:
J Forensic Leg Med
August 2025
Department of Advanced Biomedical Science-Legal Medicine Section, University of Naples "Federico II", 80131, Naples, Italy. Electronic address:
We present the case of a woman who was found dead in a countryside 11 days after disappearing from home. At the examination of the scene of death a black plastic can of antifreeze fluid was found near the body. The autopsy and complementary analysis allowed us to establish that the cause of death was an irreversible cardio-circulatory arrest caused by acute poisoning by the ingestion of ethylene glycol.
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July 2024
Department of Legal Medicine, University of Saarland Medical School, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Both hyper- and hypothermia are problematic in temperature based forensic time since death estimation. Hyperthermia may occur in infection, traumatic brain injury, and intoxication. Hypothermia is encountered predominantly in exposure.
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September 2023
From the Department of Pathology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec.
Wischnewski spots were first described as a common finding in gastric mucosa of decedents exposed to hypothermic environmental conditions. In recent literature, they were also reported in cases of diabetic ketoacidosis, pancreatitis, and fatal burns. Although Wischnewski spots are not specific to cases of hypothermia, we present a case that further supports this contention.
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January 2023
Department of Legal Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, 142-8555, Japan.
Purpose: Diphenhydramine is an antihistamine drug widely used to alleviate symptoms caused by allergies and the common cold. Diphenhydramine-involved fatalities have been reported in the past but usually involving overdose by ingestion. We report a peculiar case of fatal hypothermia during non-winter season involving topical diphenhydramine.
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