Pathological demonstration of rapid involvement into the subcutaneous tissue in a case of fatal hydrofluoric acid burns

Forensic Science International

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-52

  Ohtani, Maki ^a   Nishida, Naoki ^a   Chiba, Takashi ^a   Muto, Hajime ^b   Yoshioka, Naofumi ^a  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Burns; Fluoride ion; Hydrofluoric acid (HF); Hypocalcemia; Rapid skin penetration

Indexed keywords

HYDROFLUORIC ACID;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BURN; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL BURN; EXPLOSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PENETRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

EID: 33947184339     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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