Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis.
J Forensic Sci
; 63(1): 312-315, 2018 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-28643398
ABSTRACT
A significant number of medicolegal deaths involve ethanol. Deaths may be related to the acute, intoxicating effects of ethanol, either in decedents or within persons responsible for causing the deaths of others. Additionally, deaths may be related to chronic alcoholism. A chronic alcoholic may display characteristic external features which allow an observer, such as a forensic pathologist or other physician, to conclude that he/she is probably an alcoholic. Herein, the authors report two decedents with a rare condition known as "multiple symmetric lipomatosis" (MSL), which has a strong correlation with chronic alcoholism. Identification of the peculiar features associated with MSL should prompt the forensic pathologist to consider chronic alcoholism as a probable diagnosis.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Lipomatose Simétrica Múltipla
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Alcoolismo
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
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Article