The cutaneous ink sign: a tipoff to suicide or suicide notes.
The presence of smeared or unsmeared ink on the skin resulting from the writing process has been observed in a number of suicide victims who have left suicide notes. The authors report a case of a palmar "cutaneous ink sign" and discuss its forensic science import.
D000328:Adult; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007281:Ink; D012867:Skin; D013405:Suicide