| Evaluation of Histologic Changes of the Skin in Postmortem Period. | |
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PMID: 21897193 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Determination of the time of death is an important consideration in forensic practice. Many methods have been attempted to accurately and systematically determine the postmortem interval (PMI). Histologic examination of the skin or appendages is one of the methods tried by few researchers. However, no attempt had been made to analyze the histologic changes in the skin and appendages simultaneously and to compare them with PMI. We sequentially studied the histologic changes of the skin and appendages in the early PMI. The results of the present study show that the skin undergoes progressive morphological changes in the postmortem period. The epidermis and the dermis appeared normal for 6 hours after death, and after this period, degenerative changes began. By 6 to 9 hours after death, degeneration began in the dermis, and by the end of 18 hours, the dermis began to disintegrate. The sweat glands appeared normal for approximately 3 to 4 hours. For 18 hours after death, the sebaceous glands and hair follicles appeared normal, and after this period, degeneration began. |
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Rajesh V Bardale; Nilesh K Tumram; Pradeep G Dixit; Ashutosh Y Deshmukh |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-9-2 |
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Title: The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology Volume: - ISSN: 1533-404X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-9-7 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8108948 Medline TA: Am J Forensic Med Pathol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. |
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