title: [Suspicious circumstances on discovery of the cadaver].
abstract: The authors report on three autopsy cases in which the findings at the death scene gave rise to the suspect of non-natural, in two cases even violent causes of death. The medico-legal and criminalistic investigations led to surprising results: Death was due to acute intoxication with narcotics, supposed delirium tremens and a suicide attempt in the presence of bronchopneumonia. External force was ruled out in all three fatalities by cooperative work of police investigators and forensic medicine.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Hamburg.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anders
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reinhardt
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsokos
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D000368:Aged; D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000473:pathology; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002423:Cause of Death; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
vernacular_title: Suspekte Leichenauffindesituationen.