Vol. 6, 2021

Vol. 6, 2021

Volume 6 of Perspectives in Legal Medicine and Medical Expertise – 2021

Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish
Frequency: continuous
Year of publication: 2021

Case study

MONGOLIAN SPOTS CAN MIMIC BODY INJURIES: CASE REPORT

Fabiana Iglesias de Carvalho, Julia Ribeiro Targa de Lima, Maria Clara Cardoso Seba, Ivan Dieb Miziara, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara

As skin lesions are frequent signs in infant maltreatment, Mongolian stains can be mistakenly interpreted as ecchymoses, which would lead to a false diagnosis, causing dramatic consequences to all involved

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Literature review

FORENSIC MEDICAL EXPERTISE AND CIVIL LAW: RECOMMENDATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES FOR MEDICAL EXPERT EVIDENCE

Gabriel Carmona Latorre, Fernanda Sobral Scaramussa, Carlos Henri Gomes Filho

This article analyses demands that must be met by technical-scientific photography as a part of the technical evidence in forensic medical expertise under civil law and suggests quality protocols.

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Case study

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST MAN: A CASE REPORT ON BURN INJURY

Amanda Delfino Braccini, Pedro Jose Correia Ferraz, Eduardo Couto Silva, Fabiana Iglesias de Carvalho, Emilio Zuolo Ferro, Ivan Dieb Miziara

Case report on burn injury characterized as domestic violence. The case report aims at initiating a series of analyses of this phenomenon not so present in the literature.

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Original Article

SIMPLIFYING PSYCHIATRIC EXPERT EVALUATION IN LABOR CLAIMS: A PROPOSAL FOR SYSTEMATIZATION IN THE ANALYSIS OF CASUALITY

Marcelo Fenili Serra

The psychiatric expertise in labor claims constitutes an extra challenge for the medical expert, since it presents a high degree of subjectivity. The present study proposes a methodology for sorting and systematizing expert elements, allowing for greater clarity in the arguments and basis of the conclusions.

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CHRONOTHANATOGNOSIS ILLUSTRATED: MEDICAL ILLUSTRATION APPLIED TO THE TEACHING OF FORENSIC MEDICINE

Thiago Roberto da Silva

Is his article, the author writes about medical illustration applied to the teaching of legal medicine and forensic sciences and the challenge of building a new updated collection of illustrations. A number of such illustrations is offered by the auhtor for further use.

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Original Article

SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS IN THE YEAR 2019

Eric Kiyoshi Mochizuki Hara, Sonia Quézia Garcia Marques Zago, Telma de Cassia dos Santos Nery

Analysis of social security data in 2019 on Pneumoconiosis and Cystic Fibrosis, with examples that can contribute to the medical expert approach.

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Case study

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: MEDICAL-LEGAL ASPECTS

Fabiana Iglesias de Carvalho, Pedro Jose Correia Ferraz, Amanda Delfino Braccini, Maria Clara Cardoso Seba, Ivan Dieb Miziara, Carmen Silvia Molleis Galego Miziara

Violence against women is a grave and systematic human rights violation, with high incidence and prevalence worldwide. For this reason, a narrative review and a case report were conducted that seek to analyze intimate partner violence and, from that, to put the subject under discussion.

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Original Article

UPDATE ON AUTOPSY REPORTS IN LA PAZ’ MORGUE, BOLIVIA

Saul Pantoja Vacaflor

The present investigation focus on forensic autopsy reports, based on a comparison between the current forensic medical reports carried out in La Paz-Bolivia and the forensic medical reports used internationally such as the Minnesota Protocol and the Medical Autopsy Protocol of Veracruz-Mexico.

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Literature review

RIGOR MORTIS: PHYSIOLOGY

Heron Ricardo Xavier Teixeira

Review article on Rigor Mortis, its physiology and its role in determining time and cause of death.

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