title: Gunshot wound with asphalt related pseudo-soot, pseudo-tattooing, and pseudo-scorching.
abstract: Artifacts which mimic the tattooing and soot deposition of close range gunshot wounds have been described as "pseudo-soot" and "pseudo-tattooing." The origin of such findings includes glass, intermediate targets, insect bites, medical manipulation, graphite, and sutures. The authors present a case of pseudo-soot and pseudo-tattooing as a result of asphalt pavement, and describe the associated entity of pseudo-scorching.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000473:pathology*