[An unusual finding in a case of hypothermia].
Suicide was initiated by several incisions in the skin; the resulting hypovolemia resulted in fatal hypothermia. The unusual autopsy findings in this case due to hypothermia were focal hemorrhages and necrosis of the pancreas and hemorrhagic infarction of the descendending colon. The pathophysiological relevance of the autopsy and histological findings are discussed.
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Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität zu Köln, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
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D003106:Colon / Q000098:blood supply; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000473:pathology*; D007238:Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
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