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Unusual attempted suicide or covered attempted homicide? A neck stabbing case report and review of literature.
Gennaro BaldinoLuigi CardiaElvira Ventura SpagnoloCristina MondelloDaniela SapienzaFrancesco La CorteFilippo BenedettoIgnazio SalamoneChiara Stassisubject
Malemedicine.medical_specialtyintegumentary systembusiness.industryGeneral surgerySuicide AttemptedHomicidal stabbingWounds StabForensic MedicineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseasePathology and Forensic MedicineNeck InjuriesSelf-stabbingSettore MED/43 - Medicina LegaleItalyHomicideMedicineHumansSingle stab woundbusinessStab woundCrime Victimsdescription
A medico-legal consult is frequently required in a clinical context in order to assess the eventual compatibility of specific wounds with a self- or hetero-infliction. Accordingly, the case of a 52-year-old man with a single, penetrating stab wound of the neck, reported as self-inflicted, is here presented. The forensic aspects, taken into account in order to determine the self- or hetero-infliction nature of the wound, are further discussed and compared to cases described in the literature.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-04-30 | International journal of legal medicine |