- Death due to hydrogen sulfide poisoning after drain cleansing in an apartment house
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Park SH, Zhang Y, Yu DH, Jung HH, Yoo GY, Hwang JJ
- KMID: 2082698
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):105-107.
A nine-year old boy was found unconscious by his father in his apartment house. He was transferred to the emergency unit immediately but resuscitation was failed. Drain cleansing was performed just... -
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- Review of Korean Disability Evaluation Systems and Suggestions for the Improvement Direction
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Li Z, Kang SH, Lee SD
- KMID: 2082682
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):16-30.
In case of accident, appropriate payment for the injured is important in the point of justice or even for the early social rehabilitation of the injured. To evaluate the exact status... -
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- Medicolegal Reconstruction of the Jeju 4.3 massacre
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Kim SH, Huh DJ, Kang HS, Kim ST, Lee JH, Kang HW
- KMID: 2082681
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):10-15.
Sixty years after the massacre took place at Jeju, authors carried out a series of exhumations. The exhumation based on anthropological and archaeological method allowed for the interpretation of events occurring... -
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- Identification Blow Fly Species in Korea by Mitochondrial DNA 'Barcodes'
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Zhang Y, Park SH, Yu DH, Yu GY, Jung HJ, Jo TH, Hwang JJ
- KMID: 2082687
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):51-58.
Recently many forensic scientists are trying to use the DNA 'barcode' region (upstream portion of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I) to identify the species of forensically important fly species. We have... -
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- Molecular Identification of Four Muscidae Species Collected in Korea using the DNA Barcode Region of Mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase Subunit I
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Yu DH, Park SH, Zhang Y, Jung HJ, Yoo GY, Jo TH, Hwang JJ
- KMID: 2082686
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):45-50.
DNA barcoding was recently introduced to molecular identification of forensically important fly species. So, we have analysed the barcode region (687 nucleotides) of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene for... -
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- Unexpected Death due to Massive Nontraumatic Intraabdominal Hemorrhage in association with Liver Cirrhosis
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Kim HJ, Kim YH, Chung NE, Seo JS
- KMID: 2082695
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):92-94.
We reports a woman's death caused by massive intraabdominal hemorrhage, who was in chronic alcoholic state with advanced liver cirrhosis and found dead in her room. No macroscopic source for the... -
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- A Case Related to Identifying the Missing Person
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Kim ES, Park MH, Lee KR, Choi BH, Kim YJ, Kim DY, Cho SJ, Eom MS, Choi YS
- KMID: 2082688
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):59-61.
The application of DNA typing method after amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of DNA derived from bone from two missing persons. In this case, short tandem repeats (STR) are... -
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- Unusual mtDNA sequencing results from ancient DNA
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Seo SB, Choung CM, Zhang A, Jang BS, Yoo SH, Lee SD
- KMID: 2082684
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):36-40.
Sequence analysis of human mitochondrial DNA(mtDNA) is being used widely to characterize individual identification, particularly when there is insufficient nuclear DNA in samples for typing. Hair shafts, bones, teeth and other... -
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- Sudden death due to epiglottic abscess
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Yang KM, Jung NE, Kim JK, Kang SM
- KMID: 2082694
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):89-91.
Acute epiglottitis is a local bacterial infection of the supraglottic area. Epiglottitis is generally caused by organisms which invoke an inflammatory response that develops rapid obstructive edema. The disease rarely progresses... -
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- Suicidal Smothering by Means of Multiple Loops of Adhesive Tape: A case Report
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Lee SY, Huh GY, Kim KH, Kim KH, Oh SP
- KMID: 2082693
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):85-88.
Suicidal smothering is distinctly uncommon, especially when caused by winding strips of adhesive tape around the head to cover the nose and mouth. The authors report a very unusual case in... -
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- Incidence of Subconjunctival Petechiae by Type of Hanging
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Huh GY, Ahn YW, Kim YJ, Kim SJ, Oh SP, Kim KH, Eun SS, Lee SY, Kim KH
- KMID: 2082691
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):78-81.
Hanging is traditionally classified as complete, incomplete by the completeness of suspension and typical, atypical by the point of suspension and location of knot. It has been well known that the... -
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- Application of Differex(TM) system and FTA(R) technology to separation of sperm DNA from mixed stains
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Kim JH, Lee DS, Kim ES, Kim NY, Jung JM, Lee YA, Han MS
- KMID: 2082683
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):30-35.
Specimens from sexual crimes are generally mixed stains consisted of sperm cells(from suspect) and virginal cells(from victim). We have combined two new methods - Differex(TM) system and FTA(R) technology- to overcome... -
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- Fatal Choking on Food/Foreign Body: 3 autopsy cases
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Kim YS, Lim H
- KMID: 2082696
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):95-98.
Choking death means an asphyxiation by blockage of the internal air passages. If it is occurred while eating, it is also called 'Caf? Coronary' syndrome because it seems like acute... -
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- Comparative Study for DNA Extraction Methods from femurs in case of naming unidentified bodies
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Kim ES, Lee DS, Kim JH, Park MH, Ahn HJ, Kim YJ, Kim DY, Cho SJ, Choi BH, Choi YS
- KMID: 2082685
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):41-44.
In historical cases, missing persons' identification, mass disasters, and ancient DNA investigations, bone samples are often the only and always the best biological materials available for DNA typing. There are many... -
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- A Death caused by Increased Intraabdominal Pressure due to Spontaneous Intraperitoneal Bladder Rupture
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Kim HJ, Yang KM, Kim YS, Kwon TJ, Seo JS
- KMID: 2082699
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):108-112.
A 45-year-old female with psychosis complained urological symptom of urinary incontinence and voiding difficulty with abdominal pains and expansion during her psychiatric hospitalization and suddenly collapsed at the 14th day of... -
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- Forensic Consideration of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Developed After Prolonged Gambling at Casino: An Autopsy Case Report
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Kim DJ, Kim YJ, Kim DY, Cho SJ, Eom M, Choi YS
- KMID: 2082692
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):82-84.
A pulmonary thromboembolism usually results from deep vein thrombosis as a serious and fatal complication. It is well known that several risk factors are predisposed to these thrombotic events, causing sudden... -
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- Fatal Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Incomplete Combustion of Charcoal Briquets: Effect on Public Health of Forensic Medical Expert's Announcement Through the Mass Media
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Lee SY, Huh GY, Kim KH, Eun SS, Kim SJ
- KMID: 2082701
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):117-120.
Carbon monoxide poisoning is probably one of the most common toxic condition to be met with the routine forensic practice. Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-irritating gas whose relative... -
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- A Study of Weight Ratio of Lung to the Spleen for the Diagnostic Index of Drowning
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Oh JB, Cha EJ, Park JW, Chung IJ, Kim YS, Lee HY, Lee H
- KMID: 2082690
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):72-77.
The diagnosis of drowning is one of the most difficult in forensic pathology. One of the most common autopsy findings in drowning cases is a heavy, edematous lung as the result... -
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- A Case of Tension Pneumoperitoneum as a Fatal Complication of Colonoscopy
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Hur H, Yang KM, Chung NE, Kang SM
- KMID: 2082700
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):113-116.
Tension pneumoperitoneum (TP) is a rare fatal complication of colonoscopy. In a forensic point of view, this complication is hard to be diagnosed as a cause of death simply considering... -
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- The plausible practicality of modern high-tech medical imaging devices to forensic medicine and scientific crime investigation
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Yang KM, Chung NE, Cha JG, Lee J, Yu YS, Lee HK, Kim HJ, Kang SM, Kim JS, Lee HY, Seo JS, Lee WT
- KMID: 2082689
- Korean J Leg Med.
- 2007 May;31(1):62-71.
CT and MRI are high-tech devices for medical diagnosis. Their electromechanical function has leaped forward such a fast step, so that their image quality is improved and the time for a... -
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