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Suicidal sodium nitrite intoxication: a case report focusing on the postmortem findings and toxicological analyses—review of the literature
Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) is an inorganic compound that is commonly used as a preservative (E250) in the fish and meat industry. When ingested, sodium nitrite will lead to methemoglobinemia, hypotension, and arrhyth...
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How to optimise the yield of forensic and clinical post-mortem microbiology with an adequate sampling: a proposal for standardisation
Post-mortem microbiology (PMM) is an important tool in forensic pathology, hel** to determine the cause and manner of death, especially in difficult scenarios such as sudden unexpected death (SD). Currently,...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a new TD-GC/MS method and its applicability in the search for human and animal decomposition products
Differentiation between human and animal remains by means of analysis of volatile compounds released during decomposition is impossible since no volatile marker(s) specific for human decomposition has been est...
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δ-Storage pool disease: a pitfall in the forensic investigation of sudden anal blood loss in children: a case report
We present the case of a 3.5-year-old boy with sudden anal blood loss at school. Sexual abuse was suspected, and, apart from anal fissures seen on sigmoidoscopy, no other clinical signs of any sort of disorder...
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Fetal trauma: brain imaging in four neonates
The purpose of this paper is to describe brain pathology in neonates after major traffic trauma in utero during the third trimester. Our patient cohort consisted of four neonates born by emergency cesarean sec...
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Forensic approach of fatal dog attacks: a case report and literature review
Over 1 million dog bites occur every year in the USA, however, fatal dog bites are rare and mostly affect children under 4 years of age and old people. Usually pet dogs are involved and only recently has publ...
