title: Skin suicide note written in mehndi (henna).
abstract: Suicide messages on the skin are rare. Until now, in all reported cases, the writing tool used by the victims has been a pen. We report a suicide case by hanging in which the victim had written a note on her palm in mehndi, or henna, at a wedding ceremony three days before the fatal act. The note was discovered at autopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India drchitta75@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Chittaranjan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajanikanta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Swain
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Daya Nand
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Bhardwaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Tabin
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Millo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009285:Naphthoquinones; D012867:Skin; D013405:Suicide; D014956:Writing
chemical_list: D009285:Naphthoquinones; C005090:lawsone
keywords: Skin message; mehndi; writing tool