An autopsy case of abandoned infant body with severe destruction.
One case of infanticide and abandonment by the natural mother is presented. The body was extensively damaged, evidently by a fox. Fortunately, since the body showed less advanced putrefaction due to cold weather, it was possible to narrow down the cause of death and to detect the drug which had been forced down the victim's throat before the crime. However, our estimates of age and postmortem interval were erroneous. We comment as to why we were misled. Pathological problems associated with "aspiration of vomitus" are also discussed.
Funayama
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Department of Legal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan.
Ubukata
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Sakata
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Hata
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K
D000366:Age Determination by Teeth; D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000032:analysis; D001344:Autopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005445:Flunitrazepam / Q000032:analysis; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005589:Foxes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration; D011180:Postmortem Changes
D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D005445:Flunitrazepam