title: The skeletonized body: suicidal inhalation of motorbike exhaust.
abstract: An adolescent boy who was being treated for psychiatric illness went missing. The body was discovered a year later, and he appeared to have committed suicide by inhaling the exhaust fumes from his motorbike. This report highlights the procedure used for the identification of his skeletonized body and the unusual nature of the source of exhaust fumes.
authors.affiliation: Forensic Medicine Unit, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Busuttil
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Moody
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Obafunwa
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dewar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McIntosh
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000328:Adult; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003792:Dental Records; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D013405:Suicide; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D001335:Vehicle Emissions