title: Partial amputation of the tongue--self-inflicted or physical assault?
abstract: Injuries of the tongue are generally self-inflicted lesions and occur during different diseases or external incidents. The amputation of the tongue is a rare event. In this article, we report about a woman presenting with a complete amputation of the anterior third of the tongue. The morphological findings, which are essential for the differentiation of self-inflicted injuries and injuries caused by a third party, are demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Fürstengraben 23, 07743, Jena, Germany. Sylvia.Morgenthal@gmx.de.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morgenthal
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bayer
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Oral and Maxillofacial, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH, Chemnitz, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Doerre
authors.affiliation: Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dreßler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D012092:Replantation; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Assault; Inflicted by third party; Self-inflicted injury; Traumatic tongue amputation