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Adipocere has a long history of frightening and fascinating mankind, from so called "incorruptible saints" to the famous "iceman" and its formation on human remains has long been known and feared. Adipocere formation replaces the putrefactive changes, when the body lies buried in shallow, moist, clay, soiled grave or it is thrown into cess pools or submerged in water. As the progression of putrefaction is arrested, the facial features and wounds are preserved without much alteration, thereby aiding the identification and to certain extent, the cause of death. The time required for the formation of adipocere is a subject of controversy. Here we present a case of early adipocere formation within 3 days and the review of literature pertaining to it.
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Água Doce , Imersão , Mudanças Depois da Morte , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/patologia , Adulto , Comportamento Alimentar , Homicídio , Humanos , Umidade , MasculinoRESUMO
Sudden death due to respiratory pathology is not uncommon and tuberculosis with its complications is well known to cause death. We report a case of a male, train passenger, who started coughing out blood and died on reaching the hospital. Medicolegal autopsy confirmed the sudden unexpected death to be due to pulmonary aspergillosis in the person with past medical history of tuberculosis.
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Morte Súbita/etiologia , Aspergilose Pulmonar/complicações , Adulto , Encéfalo/patologia , Edema Encefálico/patologia , Patologia Legal , Hemoptise/etiologia , Hemorragia/etiologia , Hemorragia/patologia , Humanos , Intestinos/patologia , Pulmão/patologia , Linfonodos/patologia , Masculino , Osteoartropatia Hipertrófica Secundária/patologia , Aspergilose Pulmonar/patologia , Estômago/patologia , Traqueia/patologiaRESUMO
Bilateral variations in dimensions of upper and lower limb bones are attributable to difference in mechanical stress and strain that the bones are subjected to during bone growth, and is referred to as directional asymmetry. This skeletal asymmetry in the upper limbs is usually prominent on the dominant side while in lower limbs on the other side, possibly due to supportive contra lateral muscle contractions, that influence the bone growth. This contra lateral dominance in upper and lower limbs is known as cross-symmetry pattern. During skeletal remains examination, variations in different dimensions of long bones of an individual can result in erroneous opinion regarding number of individuals, especially in case of mass disasters. A case report of skeletal remains examination with review of relevant literature is presented where the different dimensions of right and left limb elements are measured and compared.
