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Autopsy and its role in Franco ’s dictatorship: a case of the last Republican mayor of the town Calera y Chozas (Toledo, Spain)
AbstractIn the town of Calera y Chozas (Spain), five mass graves containing the remains of 28 individuals were discovered during a 2012 excavation. The witnesses and historical evidence indicated that the body of the last Republican mayor of the town, Felipe Fern ández Varela, who had died in September 1939, was located in the mass grave designated as no. 1. Within this particular grave, only two bodies were found. Anthropological analysis showed that the first individual was significantly younger than 50 years, being the mayor’s age at the time of death , while the age of the second individual was closer to 50. This s...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - November 17, 2022 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Occult cardiac amyloidosis: the last chapter of a 2-year long story
AbstractAmyloidosis is characterized by deposition of insoluble fibrillar proteins in organs and tissues. The prognosis depends on where in the body amyloid deposition occurs, the amount of deposition, and the symptoms, which are often unspecific. Cardiac involvement is commonly associated with the immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis (AL) and may lead to sudden death. The case of a 53-year-old man ’s death due to unsuspected, undiagnosed AL predominantly involving the myocardium has been reported. His medical history had begun with gastroenterological symptoms. Angina pectoris and brain stroke occurred in the followin...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - July 30, 2019 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Lethal manifestations of angioedema
AbstractAn 86-year-old woman with a history of angioedema was found dead at her home address. She had recently complained of a swollen tongue. At autopsy the tongue was grossly edematous, protruding from the mouth. There was also marked edema of the tonsillar fossae, epiglottis and glottic inlet, causing critical obstruction. Histology of the tongue and upper airway demonstrated marked submucosal edema. Death was attributed to upper airway obstruction due to angioedema of the tongue, oropharynx and glottic inlet. Angioedema is characterized by localized non-pitting edema of the deep dermis and subcutaneous/submucosal tissu...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - November 3, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

A novel, comprehensive, and reproducible porcine model for determining the timing of bruises in forensic pathology
Conclusions The model was reproducible and resembled forensic cases of bruises in pigs and humans. Therefore, the histological parameters are suitable for age determination of bruises in pigs and likely also in humans.
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - January 28, 2016 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis due to spontaneous, progressive, and retrograde jugular vein thrombosis causing sudden death in a young woman
Abstract Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare cerebrovascular condition that affects approximately 5 per 1 million people annually, and develops in 0.5 % of all stroke patients. Herein we report a case involving a 31-year-old woman with CVST. She initially presented with a 2-month history of intermittent headaches at the nape of her neck with cervical pain. Other than these symptoms, she was in apparently good health and was a nonsmoker. She had no children and did not take contraceptives. She became comatose with unequal pupil size and CVST was diagnosed. An autopsy revealed CVST that extended from ...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - December 21, 2014 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Evaluating infant core temperature response in a hot car using a heat balance model
Conclusions Infants left in vehicles during the workday can reach hazardous thermal thresholds quickly even with mild environmental temperatures. These results provide a seasonal analogue of infant heat stroke time course. Further effort is required to create a universally available forensic tool to predict vehicular hyperthermia time course to demise.
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 21, 2014 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research