Lichtenberg figures

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-102

  Resnik, Barry I ^a,d   Wetli, Charles V ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Miami Dade Medical Examiner Department   (United States)

^c Miami Dermatology Group ^*

^d Miami Veterinary Dermatology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous injuries; Lichtenberg figures; Lightning strike

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ELECTRIC INJURY; ERYTHEMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; RESUSCITATION; SKIN INJURY;

ADULT; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LIGHTNING INJURIES; MALE; SKIN;

EID: 0029870702     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199606000-00002     Document Type: Article

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