Distinction between forensic evidence and post-mortem changes of the skin

Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2012 Sep;8(3):330-3. doi: 10.1007/s12024-011-9289-7. Epub 2011 Oct 13.

Authors

U Hammer¹, A Büttner

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Legal Medicine, University of Rostock, St.-Georg-Str 108, 18055 Rostock, Germany.

PMID: 21994042
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-011-9289-7

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Artifacts
Autopsy
Cause of Death
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Errors / prevention & control*
Ecchymosis / diagnosis
Ecchymosis / etiology
Ecchymosis / pathology
Eye / pathology*
Forensic Pathology / methods
Humans
Physical Examination
Postmortem Changes
Predictive Value of Tests
Purpura / diagnosis
Purpura / etiology
Purpura / pathology
Skin / pathology*
Wounds and Injuries / diagnosis
Wounds and Injuries / etiology
Wounds and Injuries / pathology