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Clinical forensic aspects of self-inflicted neck injuries

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The distinction between self-inflicted injuries and other types of injuries is crucial in forensic medicine, and relevant features of wounds should be identified by pathologists, even when they are observed at atypical sites. Herein we report two cases of self-inflicted injuries of the neck involving two young women who had reported being attacked by men.

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  1. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 49, 40126, Bologna, Italy

    Annamaria Govi & Federica Fersini

  2. Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Turmstr., 21, Building N, 10559, Berlin, Germany

    Saskia Etzold & Michael Tsokos

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  1. Annamaria Govi
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Correspondence to Annamaria Govi.

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Govi, A., Fersini, F., Etzold, S. et al. Clinical forensic aspects of self-inflicted neck injuries. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 14, 255–257 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-018-9962-1

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