Botryoid nuclei resulting from cocaine abuse

Difficulties in recording mortality resulting from drug abuse.

It is considered, according to statements from different sources, that data on the number of deaths in the population of a certain country or region are accurate and correct, but determining causes of death is, for different reasons, often incorrect. There is, therefore,a justified doubt that there are more inaccurately registered drug abuse-related deaths in state registries. Hence, this paper...

Bilateral Hydronephrosis and Cystitis Resulting from Chronic Ketamine Abuse

Pattern of injury in child fatalities resulting from child abuse.

According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, in 2005, an estimated 1460 children died of maltreatment. The purpose of this study is to further examine the pattern of bony injuries in child maltreatment fatalities, with an emphasis on the prevalence of antemortem fractures and the presence of associated perimortem fractures. The sample was 162 male and female children. The majori...

Perianal injuries resulting from sexual abuse: a longitudinal study.

Four children who incurred perianal injuries as a result of a sexual assault were followed on a longitudinal basis to document the anatomical changes that ensued. The subjects, whose ages ranged from 4 to 8 years, were followed from 1 week to 14 months. They were examined in both supine and prone knee-chest positions and a 35-mm camera mounted on a colposcope was used to record their injuries. ...

Radiographic characteristics of skull fractures resulting from child abuse.

Radiographic characteristics of skull fractures in 39 cases of documented child abuse were compared with skull fractures in 95 cases of accidental injury to determine if differential features could be identified. All children were less than 2 years old. Emergency room and hospital records for these patients were also reviewed. The results of this study show that clinical features did not provid...