title: [Sexual asphyxias in medical practice].
abstract: The authors deal with so called sexual hanging. From literary historical dates concerning this problem they give a case of Czech musician named Kotzwarra. The typical autoerotic fatalities and atypical autoerotic fatalities are mentioned. The article sums up basic characteristics during the investigation of the scene of a sexual hanging.
authors.affiliation: Ustav soudního lékarství LF UK a FN, Plzen. miroslav.dvorak@lfp.cuni.cz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dvorák
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cechová
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000150:complications*