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      Cutaneous current marks due to a stun gun injury.

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      Journal of forensic sciences

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          Histological changes of the skin following electrical injury with a stun gun have rarely been described. We report the case of a 61-year-old man who died after having been tortured with a stun gun during a robbery. At autopsy two reddish, dot-like lesions where found on the chest and histological examination revealed electric current-related changes. Only a few reports concerning micromorphological cutaneous changes following stun gun injury have been reported; therefore further investigations concerning the frequency and type of histological findings due to stun gun injuries will be necessary in order to provide sufficient characteristic data for a conclusive interpretation.

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          Journal
          J. Forensic Sci.
          Journal of forensic sciences
          0022-1198
          0022-1198
          May 2003
          : 48
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Institute for Legal Medicine, University of Hamburg, Butenfeld 34, 22529 Hamburg, Germany.
          Article
          12762539
          dc2f682b-c39a-4df8-bb74-5bd024486a38
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