Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 450-453 , October 2008

An unusual circumstance of internal chemical burn injury – A case report

  • B. Suresh Kumar Shetty (Assisant Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91 988 6092392; fax: +91 824 2428183.
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  • Mahabalesh Shetty (Associate Professor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine. K.S.Hegde Medical College, Mangalore, India
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  • K. Raj Kumar (Post Graduate Trainee)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
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  • Shrinidhi (Tutor)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India
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  • Harshavardhan Ullal (Intern)

      Affiliations

    • Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, India

Received 12 November 2007 ,Accepted 26 January 2008.

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PII: S1752-928X(08)00017-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.01.007

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 7 , Pages 450-453 , October 2008