A Case of Insect Colonization Before the Death.

We report here the case of a woman, largely colonized by fly larvae, who has lain alive in her garden for four days prior to being rescued. Larvae were found on the conjunctivae, the bronchi, the rectum and vagina. The woman's death, two months later, was caused by tetanus. The consequences of myiasis on mPMI estimation are here discussed. In fact, despite she was still alive larvae, indicated and estimated age of 1.5-2.5 days, based on environmental and body temperature.
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Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - March 5, 2017 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Vanin S, Bonizzoli M, Migliaccio ML, Buoninsegni LT, Bugelli V, Pinchi V, Focardi M Tags: J Forensic Sci Source Type: research