Jeongyong Kim, M. H. Lee, Hyojeong Kim, J. H. Lee, Youn-Hyoung Nam, H. Kim, H. Yoon, K. Seong, Eungsoo Kim
{"title":"Forensic Microbiological Analysis for Vaginal Fluid Identification Using Multiplex Real-Time PCR System","authors":"Jeongyong Kim, M. H. Lee, Hyojeong Kim, J. H. Lee, Youn-Hyoung Nam, H. Kim, H. Yoon, K. Seong, Eungsoo Kim","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.14","url":null,"abstract":"eISSN 2383-5710 cCopyright 2021 by the Korean Society for Legal Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 14 Korean J Leg Med 2021;45:14-21 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2021.45.1.14","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"64 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117002602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dae Yoil Kim, Jeongmok Kim, Sojin Kim, Yonghan Jung, SangHan Lee
{"title":"Suicide Using an Air Blow Gun","authors":"Dae Yoil Kim, Jeongmok Kim, Sojin Kim, Yonghan Jung, SangHan Lee","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.34","url":null,"abstract":"Kancho, a Japanese word for enema, is a common prank among East Asian children. It is performed by clasping the hands together in the shape of a “gun” and poking at the unsuspecting victim’s anus, while shouting “kan-CHO” [1]. There are records of the prank being practiced across Asia, and it is known by different names in different countries. In Korea, it is called Ttongchim. As children get used to the prank during Korean J Leg Med 2021;45:34-38 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2021.45.1.34","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128839730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Concern about the Diagnosis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Current Death Investigation System","authors":"M. Kim, Soong-Deok Lee","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"2015년 대한의사협회가 발간한 ‘진단서 등 작성·교부 지침’ 에 따르면 진단서는 “의사, 치과의사, 한의사, 조산사 등이 건 강 상태를 증명할 목적으로 진찰 결과나 결과를 바탕으로 한 판단을 기재하여 작성한 문서”이다[1]. 일반적인 진단서나 소 견서를 비롯하여 상해진단서, 사망진단서(사체검안서), 출생 증명서 등이 포함되며, 행정적인 목적에 따라 발급되는 각종 감정서도 진단서로 간주한다. 사망의 원인을 비롯하여 사망 을 둘러싼 여러 상황을 증명할 목적으로 시신의 외표와 내부, 그리고 혈액 등에 대한 여러 검사 결과를 바탕으로 한 판단을 기재한 문서인 부검감정서 역시 진단서의 일종이라고 볼 수 있다. 진단서의 본질은 정확성과 진정성이다. 진단서는 의학적 Korean J Leg Med 2021;45:1-6 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2021.45.1.1","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114465482","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nak Tscheol Kim, S. Moon, M. Park, K. Lee, K. Choi, W. Choi, K. Sung
{"title":"Prevalence of Gait Features in Healthy Adolescents and Adults","authors":"Nak Tscheol Kim, S. Moon, M. Park, K. Lee, K. Choi, W. Choi, K. Sung","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.27","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.27","url":null,"abstract":"Gait is the movement pattern during locomotion; a key element is its dynamic and repetitive nature [1,2]. Forensic gait analysis is the identification of individuals by gait style and other characteristic features of their walk [3]. It involves the recognition and comparison of gait characteristics to assist in identification. This process generally involves in-depth examination of closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage by a gait specialist for gait patterns and features. Forensic gait analysis was used for the first time in criminal law in the case of R. v. Saunders in The Old Bailey Central Court, London, UK, on July 12, 2000 [4]. Haydn Kelly, a gait specialist, was able to identify the prime suspect as the jewelry thief from CCTV footage. Korean J Leg Med 2021;45:27-33 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2021.45.1.27","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123703724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jong-Pil Park, Minsung Choi, Kyung-moo Yang, Kyunghong Lee, J. Kim, Moa Kim, Miyoung Yu, Hee won Yang
{"title":"Evaluation of the Usefulness of Cardiac Marker Analysis for Postmortem Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction","authors":"Jong-Pil Park, Minsung Choi, Kyung-moo Yang, Kyunghong Lee, J. Kim, Moa Kim, Miyoung Yu, Hee won Yang","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"eISSN 2383-5710 cCopyright 2021 by the Korean Society for Legal Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 7 Korean J Leg Med 2021;45:7-13 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2021.45.1.7","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126132295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pictorial Identification Key for Blowflies (Diptera, Calliphoridae) of Potential Forensic Importance in Korea","authors":"Bong-Hwan Ji, Sang‐Hyun Park, T. Moon","doi":"10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/KJLM.2021.45.1.22","url":null,"abstract":"Forensic entomology is the study of the systematics and ecology of insects associated with human and animal cadavers. Several reliable experiences and knowledge of entomology have provided clues based on insect evidence in criminal investigations [1,2]. In particular, local insects approaching cadavers may have different compositions in different localities, and the usual range of these insects would be 10-100 km [3,4]. Therefore, faunal information for criminal investigation should be more comprehensive at the national and local levels. Flies in Calliphoridae are one of the most important insects in forensic entomology. They can provide information on postmortem colonization of the remains and postmortem intervals [5]. The family Calliphoridae, commonly known as blowflies or cluster flies, has 1,500 species in five subfamilies recorded to date worldwide [6]. Many experts have contributed to blowfly taxonomy; 26 species belonging to 14 genera and four subfamilies have been recorded in Korea [7-11]: 20 species in Calliphorinae, five species in Chrysomyinae, one species in Polleniinae, and two species in Rhiniinae that have recently been revised as the family Rhiniidae. Korean J Leg Med 2021;45:22-26 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2021.45.1.22","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"89 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124187204","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subdural Hemorrhage Related to Vitamin K Deficiency in an Infant with Choledochal Cyst","authors":"Sohyung Park, J. Cha, B. Choi","doi":"10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.163","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.163","url":null,"abstract":"Subdural hemorrhage with retinal hemorrhage in infancy is a common finding that is usually observed in cases of abusive head trauma [1,2]. If a subdural hemorrhage is observed on postmortem examination or clinical image study in a pediatric case, the possibility of child abuse should be considered and the attending physician has a legal obligation to report a suspected child abuse case to the police or the National Center for the Right of the Child. However, given that subdural hemorrhage can also occur in metabolic disorders, clotting disorders, and in other medical conditions [1,2], subdural hemorrhage encountered in a pediatric case should not be automatically considered as head trauma, and it is necessary that the case be meticulously and cautiously reviewed. We experienced a rare case in which the possibility of child abuse was initially suspected, but later considered as spontaneous subdural hemorrhage related to vitamin K deficiency in an infant with a choledochal cyst. Korean J Leg Med 2020;44:163-168 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.163","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130711465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jin Yeong Kim, H. Shin, Do Kyung Lee, Dong Hun Kim, Jun Lee, Kuk Ju Kim, Sun Kwon Kim
{"title":"A Case of Unusual Suicide due to Overlapping Inhalation of Nitrous Oxide and Carbon Monoxide","authors":"Jin Yeong Kim, H. Shin, Do Kyung Lee, Dong Hun Kim, Jun Lee, Kuk Ju Kim, Sun Kwon Kim","doi":"10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.173","url":null,"abstract":"아산화질소(nitrous oxide, N2O)는 우리에게 ‘웃음가스’로 잘 알려져 있으며 의료용 마취보조제, 공업용 반도체 세정 제, 휘핑크림 제조 시 식품첨가물 등으로 사용되는 화학물질 이다. 환경부는 2017년 7월 ‘화학물질관리법 시행령’을 개정 해 아산화질소를 환각물질로 지정, 아산화질소를 흡입하거나 이런 목적으로 소지·판매하는 행위를 금지했다. 하지만 ‘휘 핑가스 해피벌룬’으로 집·호텔 등에서 소란을 피우며 환각파 티를 벌이고, 노래방에서 분무기를 이용해 휘핑가스를 흡입 하는 등 아산화질소를 환각목적으로 구매해 흡입하는 사례가 자주 발생하면서 2019년 3월 식품의약품안전처는 아산화질 소를 온라인에서 구매해 환각 목적으로 사용되는 것을 막고 자 휘핑크림 제조용 소형용기 아산화질소 제품의 제조·수입· 유통을 전면금지하고, 아산화질소는 2.5 L 이상의 고압금속 제 용기에만 충전하도록 하는 ‘식품첨가물 기준 및 규격’ 개 정안을 만든 후 1년여간의 유예기간을 두고 2020년 3월부터 시행하고 있다. 아산화질소는 반복 흡입 시 저산소혈증을 유 Korean J Leg Med 2020;44:173-177 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.173","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133113523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Death due to Eosinophilic Coronary Periarteritis: An Autopsy Case","authors":"Y. Na, J. Park","doi":"10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.169","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.169","url":null,"abstract":"호산구 관상동맥주위염(eosinophilic coronary periarteritis, ECPA 혹은 isolated eosinophilic coronary periarteritis, 이하 ECPA)은 관상동맥 경련 또는 자발적인 관상동맥 박 리 등으로 인해 사망하는 경우로서 급성심장사(sudden cardiac death)에서 아주 드물게 발견되는 질병이다. ECPA 의 임상 증상은 주로 저녁에서 이른 아침에 혈관경련협심 증(vasospastic angina or Prinzmetal’s variant angina) 이 나타났고, 환자들은 갑작스럽게 이른 아침에 사망하였으 며, 알레르기나 이와 관련된 병력이 없다는 특징이 있다. 병 태생리학적으로는 혈관 바깥막(adventitia) 및 그 주변 지방 조직(periadventitial soft tissue)으로 한정되는 호산구염 증이 관상동맥에서 관찰되었고, 주로 왼내림앞가지동맥(left anterior descending artery)에서 나타났다. 내측 민무늬근 (medial smooth muscle)과 내·외측 탄력판(internal and external elastic laminae)에서는 특기할 소견이 확인되지 않았고, 섬유소 괴사 또는 육아종은 관찰되지 않았으며, 다른 조직 또는 기관에서 혈관염이 동반되지 않는다는 특징이 있 다[1]. 또한, 주로 30-50대의 젊은 남자들에게서 많이 관찰되 며, 대부분의 경우, 부검 시에 진단된다[2]. 저자들은 왼내림앞가지동맥을 중심으로 자발적인 관상동 맥 박리가 없이 ECPA가 발생되어 갑작스럽게 사망한 50대 여성의 사례를 경험하였기에, 이에 대한 부검 소견 및 조직학 적 소견에 대하여 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하여 경험을 공유하 고자 한다.","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"163 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123057631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carrion Beetles (Coleoptera, Silphidae) of Potential Forensic Importance and Their Pictorial Identification Key by User-Friendly Characters in Korea","authors":"Sang‐Hyun Park, T. Moon","doi":"10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.143","url":null,"abstract":"Medicolegal entomology is an area of forensic entomology that concerns the role of insect evidence in criminal investigations [1,2]. In routine pathological examination, it may be difficult to identify remains and accurately establish the time-since-death after more than 3 days post-mortality. In this regard, however, entomological approaches have been developed as complementary or substitute tools in forensic investigations, which are based on the observation that the insects that feed on carrion constitute a distinct faunal succession that corresponds to the progressive stages of decomposition [3]. Korean J Leg Med 2020;44:143-149 https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2020.44.4.143","PeriodicalId":401663,"journal":{"name":"The Korean journal of legal medicine","volume":"221 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116069207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}