Death Due to Anaphylactic Reaction: The Role of the Forensic Pathologist in an Accurate Postmortem Diagnosis

F Del Duca, AC Manetti, A Maiese, G Napoletano… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: The diagnosis of anaphylaxis comprehensively depends on
both situational information and laboratory investigations. For this purpose, serum tryptase …

Suicide pacts in the Milan district (Italy): A retrospective autopsy-based study with literature review

N Galante, G Gentile, S Tambuzzi, R Zoja - Journal of forensic and legal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Suicide pacts are unique events, which involve two or more individuals. In such cases, the
initiator and the addicted victim decide to end their lives together in the same place and at …

Mechanical asphyxia by hanging and gunshot to the head: a series of rare planned complex suicides

A Gentilomo, S Tambuzzi, M Boracchi… - Medico-Legal …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
A suicide where the deceased has employed more than one means of ending his or her life
is defined as a complex suicide (CS). Forensic practitioners may face difficulties caused by …

[HTML][HTML] Tryptase: The Silent Witness of Past and Ongoing Systemic Events

I Oštrić Pavlović, S Radović, D Krtinić, J Spirić, N Kusić… - Medicina, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Tryptase is an important biomarker widely used in the laboratory confirmation of
severe hypersensitivity reactions, especially anaphylaxis. It also plays a crucial role in the …

Diagnóstico post mortem de anafilaxia alimentar: uma revisão sistemática

GL Neves, GL Neves… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2024 - revista.rbc.org.br
A anafilaxia alimentar é um tipo de reação alérgica grave e potencialmente fatal. Seu
mecanismo imunológico clássico é dependente de IgE, com participação de mastócitos e …

[PDF][PDF] Fatal outcome of anaphylaxis–triggers, cofactors, management, prevention and forensic aspects

M Kycler, S Rzepczyk, P Świderski - Annales Academiae …, 2024 - bibliotekanauki.pl
Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening condition characterized by a rapid onset, requiring
immediate intervention. It occurs through immunologic or non-immunologic mechanisms …

Suicide by ethyl methacrylate ingestion

SP Prahlow, T Wilson, AC Gruszecki - The American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
This case report characterizes a unique way in which suicide was accomplished through
ingestion of chemicals typically used to create acrylic fingernails that resulted in death. Ethyl …