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Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Reports by S. Duband and co-researchers describe recent advances in forensic medicine and pathology

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, July 14th, 2009

"Otorrhagia is commonly associated with cranial trauma and diving accidents," researchers in France report.

"In some forensic Manuals, bleeding in the ears is anecdotally associated with strangulation. We report 2 cases of criminal strangulation with hemotyrnpanum and otorrhagia, emphasizing the importance of this sign with strangulation," wrote S. Duband and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "We present the proposed pathophysiology of the injuries and the value of otoscopic evaluation to complete the external examination in forensic cases suspicious for strangulation.."

Duband and colleagues published their study in...

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