A baby, a virus, and a rat.
The authors present a case initially thought to be a child abuse homicide that, after complete autopsy and thorough investigation, was determined to be caused by a viral infection and complicated by postmortem animal activity. Neonatal herpes simplex infection and postmortem skin defects are discussed.
Prahlow
J A
JA
Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, and the Department of Pathology, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, USA.
Linch
C A
CA
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001344:Autopsy; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D051381:Rats; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries