SEM study of dermal surface. A new approach to forensic traumatology.
We describe a method of enzymatic digestion of the dermo-epidermal junction, that allows an observation with a SEM of the finest details of the dermal surface covered by the reticular fibrils of the basement membrane. By means of this technique, we have made a panoramic review of the traumatology and have observed typical characteristics in all types of examined lesions. It seems that the method can constitute a new approach for medicolegal study, in all those cutaneous lesions that involve, even superficially, the dermis.
D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003288:Contusions / Q000473:pathology; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology