title: Forensics in dermatology: part I.
abstract: Examination of the skin and adnexae is a critical part of the forensic examination. Little information on forensic sciences has been published in the dermatologic literature. Correct forensic terminology and documentation of dermatologic findings is of critical importance in forensic investigations. The skin may reveal clues to the identity of an individual and the time and method of death or injury. Normal postmortem changes in the skin are described along with pseudopathology and damage from postmortem animal activity. The forensic classification of types of injuries is introduced in this first of a two-part paper on forensics in dermatology.
authors.affiliation: The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Kalpana
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Eve J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Lowenstein
mesh_terms: D003288:Contusions / Q000473:pathology; D003878:Dermatoglyphics; D003880:Dermatology; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D012298:Rigor Mortis; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology