Philemon and Baucis deaths: case reports and postmortem biochemistry contribution.

Détails

ID Serval
serval:BIB_99463609F19C
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Sous-type
Etude de cas (case report): rapporte une observation et la commente brièvement.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Philemon and Baucis deaths: case reports and postmortem biochemistry contribution.
Périodique
Journal of Forensic Sciences
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Lardi C., Schmit G., Burkhardt S., Mangin P., Palmiere C.
ISSN
1556-4029 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0022-1198
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2014
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
59
Numéro
4
Pages
1133-1138
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish PDF : Case report
Résumé
The death of a person as a reaction to the death of another is known as Philemon and Baucis death and may represent a difficult challenge for pathologists, especially due to the decompositional changes that often characterized these situations. In this article, we describe two cases of Philemon and Baucis deaths, the first concerning a married couple and the second concerning a father and son. Postmortem investigations including radiology and biochemistry were performed. Based on the results of all investigations, deaths were attributed to natural causes. Third-party involvement could be excluded in both situations. In one case, biochemical analysis results revealed potentially contributing causes of death. The reported cases emphasize the importance of correlating findings from different postmortem investigations to identify causes of death, precipitating conditions and predisposing disorders, thus allowing the conclusion of natural death to be reached and third-party involvement to be excluded.
Pubmed
Web of science
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27/07/2014 15:07
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20/08/2019 15:00
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