Citation

Das S, Kumar V. J. Forensic Leg. Med. 2011; 18(8): 380-382.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Meenakshi Medical College, Kanchipuram 631552, Tamil Nadu, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jflm.2011.06.015

PMID

22018171

Abstract

Injury to the male external genitalia and rupture of the diaphragm, are two very uncommon autopsy findings. To the best of our knowledge such a combination of injuries has not been reported in one particular case of autopsy in an English scientific literature. Degloving of the male external genitalia & rupture of the diaphragm may result from motor vehicle accidents, industrial accidents, gunshot & stab injuries. A rare case of traumatic degloving injury of the male external genitalia associated with rupture of the diaphragm & intermingling of thoracic & abdominal viscera is presented here.

Language: en