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Citation

Anders S, Junge M, Schulz F, Puschel K. J. Forensic Sci. 2003; 48(3): 640-642.

Affiliation

Institute for Legal Medicine, University of Hamburg, Butenfeld 34, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12762539

Abstract

Histological changes of the skin following electrical injury with a stun gun have rarely been described. We report the case of a 61-year-old man who died after having been tortured with a stun gun during a robbery. At autopsy two reddish, dot-like lesions where found on the chest and histological examination revealed electric current-related changes. Only a few reports concerning micromorphological cutaneous changes following stun gun injury have been reported; therefore further investigations concerning the frequency and type of histological findings due to stun gun injuries will be necessary in order to provide sufficient characteristic data for a conclusive interpretation.

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