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Original Article

August 31, 2024

Postmortem Computed Tomography – Based Body Weight Estimation in Korean Infants Using Volume and Multiplication Factors

Jin-Haeng Heo, Seon Jung Jang, Jeong-hwa Kwon, et al.

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):55-60.

Postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) is used in forensic medicine worldwide due to its ability to non-invasively visualize injuries, hemorrhage, and estimate volume. In the autopsy of infants, assessing nutritional conditions...

Original Article

August 31, 2024

Medical Investigation into the Alleged Poisoning of Crown Prince Sohyeon: Who Killed Crown Prince Sohyeon?

Seong Ho Yoo

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):61-101.

Crown Prince Sohyeon (1612-1645) was the eldest son of King Injo, the 16th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. Following the defeat in the Manchu Invasion of Korea (1636-1637), he was...

Original Article

August 31, 2024

Evaluating the Forensic Inferences of Oral Nicotine Ingestion: Autopsy Case Review, Animal Experimentation, and Legal Implications

Seong Ho Yoo, Won Tae Lee, Jung-bin Lee

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):102-109.

Nicotine, a highly lipophilic alkaloid derived from Nicotiana tabacum and Nicotiana rustica, can be lethal even in small doses when ingested in concentrated forms like e-cigarette liquids. This study examined...

Case Report

August 31, 2024

Maternal Death Due to Lymphocytic Hypophysitis: A Case Report

Jeong-hwa Kwon, Young-Il Park, Seon Jung Jang

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):110-114.

Lymphocytic hypophysitis is a rare condition characterized by lymphocyte and plasma cell infiltration, leading to fibrosis and functional impairment of the pituitary gland. Although lymphocytic hypophysitis is associated with pregnancy,...

Case Report

August 31, 2024

Lethal Hemorrhage Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Complicated with Medicolegal Issues

Sohyung Park, Seung Gyu Choi

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):115-121.

This is a case study of unexpected death after laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis, complicated with medicolegal issues including chronic methamphetamine use and alleged medicolegal malpractice. The deceased underwent...

Case Report

August 31, 2024

Ethylene Glycol Poisoning with Acute Liver Injury Due to Delayed Diagnosis: An Autopsy Case Report and Literature Review

Wooyoung Jang, Yehlim Kim, Tae Mo Kang, et al.

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):122-127.

Ethylene glycol (EG), commonly used as antifreeze, is frequently ingested accidentally or in suicides, and causes acute renal failure. We report an unusual case of EG poisoning with acute liver...

Case Report

August 31, 2024

Drug Intoxication Associated with Pregabalin: An Autopsy Case

Hongil Ha, Sungmin Moon, Minji Kang, et al.

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):128-131.

Pregabalin is a gamma-aminobutyric acid analogue; it has been used clinically as an anticonvulsant and analgesic agent. Few documented reports exist of deaths resulting from pregabalin overdose. This report discusses...

Brief Case Report

August 31, 2024

Deceased Male with a Cigarette In Situ : Is This a Cadaveric Spasm?

In-Gyu Son, Joo-Young Na, Jin-Haeng Heo, et al.

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):132-135.

When death occurs, the supply of adenosine triphosphate through respiration ceases, and rigor mortis begins approximately 20 minutes after death. The underlying mechanisms of rigor mortis and cadaveric spasm are...

Forensic Figure

August 31, 2024

An Arachnoid Cyst Incidentally Found in a Young Man Who Died of Sudden Cardiac Death

Sang Won Lee, Jae-Hui Kim, Seokhyeon Lee, et al.

Korean J Leg Med. 2024;48(3):136-139.

An arachnoid cyst is a rare cerebrospinal fluid–filled non-neoplastic cystic lesion. Most arachnoid cysts are asymptomatic; however, depending on their location and size, they may show various clinical symptoms and...

Current Issue: Volume 48(3); Aug 2024

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