Pathogenesis of conjunctival petechiae.
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Conjunctival petechiae from 15 cases (cause of death: different natural and unnatural) were analysed using confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) in order to visualize the kind of the damage within the vessel wall (diapedesis versus rhexis). The pathomorphological findings with multiple ruptures of vessels appearing to be filled to bursting point define the conjunctival petechiae as a rhexis-haemorrhage.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Forensic science international
دوره 147 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005