title: The use of moxibustion scars in the identification of individuals in forensic medicine.
abstract: The use of moxibustion today does not only take place in Eastern Asia, but recently also in Europe and the United States. Moxibustion scars are often seen in autopsy cases in Japan. However, no reports of the use of moxibustion in autopsy cases have been reported. This paper reports on an autopsy case in which moxibustion scars were used to extrapolate on the past symptoms of the deceased, date of therapy and the location of the moxibustion clinic which administered the moxibustion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto-fu, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakabe
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miyamori
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mclean
authors.forename: Natsuko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shinmen
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Kanji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshimoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikegaya
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*