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A Alongi
Tick-borne pathogens in sheep and goats in Southern Italy
Cardiac rupture caused by traffic accident: Case reports and a literature review.
The commonest cause of blunt cardiac injuries is from traffic accidents followed by violent falls, sport activities, accidents or a fight but rupture of the heart is rare and lethal. The precise incidence of cardiac injury after a blunt chest trauma is unknown as rates vary greatly in the literature from between 7% and 76% of cases. Autopsy studies have shown that the right ventricle is the most frequently ruptured, followed by the left ventricle, right atrium, intraventricular septum, left atrium and interatrial septum with decreasing frequency. Post-mortem imaging is a rapidly advancing field of post-mortem investigations of trauma victims. The available literature dealing with the compa…
Prevalence of Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia and Coxiella in different tick species
Babesia bovis and B. bigemina diffusion in Eastern Sicily
Survey of ecology and pathogenicity of Hyalomma lusitanicum population in the Natural Oriented Zingaro Reserve (TP): preliminary results
Cats as reservoir of Babesia microti
Hanging disguised as bondage: accidental or suicidal death?
The concept of autoerotic asphyxiation refers to the use of devices or substances intended to enhance one's arousal by inducing cerebral hypoxia, which can involuntarily lead to death. Although in most cases death occurs accidentally, it is nonetheless true that the same devices might be used by the practitioners in order to attempt suicide. The case of a 34-year-old practitioner of autoerotic asphyxiation found dead in his apartment with bondage-like ligatures and masking is reported here. The case raised some issues concerning the accidental or suicidal nature of the act. The aspects taken into account in the management of the case are discussed, along with a compared approach to the data…
Easy detection and differentiation of Anaplasma ovis and Anaplasma marginale by PCR based on MSP4 gene
Molecular characterization of B. bovis Merozoite surface antigen 2c (Msa2c) from Italian strains
Ischemic hypoxic encephalopathy: The role of MRI of neonatal injury and medico-legal implication
Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy is one of the major causes of neonatal death and neurological disability in the child, and represents the most common birth injury claim. Intrapartum asphyxia often leads to several long-term sequalae, such as cerebral palsy and/or developmental delay, epilepsy. Through the neuroimaging it's possible to identify and define the different lesioned pictures and provide useful elements to establish the moment in which the damage occurred; indeed, timing of injury is a key element in the legal arena. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is emerging as one of the most important tools in identifying the etiologic of neonatal encephalopathy as well as in predicting long-…