Received: May 14, 2001
Accepted: June 6, 2001
Ref: Gupta B.D., Kalele S.D. Artefact in Lungs - A Case of Burns. Anil Aggrawal's Internet Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, 2001; Vol. 2, No. 1 (January-June 2001): ; Published: June 6, 2001, (Accessed: 

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This was a case of a thirty-three year old married woman. She had ninety percent epidermal and dermo-epidermal burns. The victim died on the spot. No history or evidence of external or internal injuries was present in the chest. But the lungs showed blotches (dark blackish with a reddish tinge) on the rear (posterior) surface. These blotches could be mistaken for contusions. In this case they were sub-pleural and not due to injuries. Other findings were non-specific. The cause of death was burns. Histopathology examination was not requested.

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Professor of Forensic Medicine
M.P.Shah Medical College
Jamnagar 361008
India

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