A5083453256- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Animal testing and alternatives
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications
- Burn Injury Management and Outcomes
- Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Intraoperative Neuromonitoring and Anesthetic Effects
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
University of Parma
2024-2025
Azienda Usl Toscana Centro
2022-2023
University of Pisa
2011-2022
University of Florence
2017-2021
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze
2021
University of Molise
2016-2020
Goethe University Frankfurt
2016
Estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) is one of major tasks and a continuous challenge in forensic pathology. It often an exclusion process available methods, which ultimately can lead to unsatisfactory outcome due poor reliability. This problem most acute late PMI, when decomposition proceeds some methods (such as rigor, livor, algor mortis) are no longer applicable. Several such entomology, skeletal muscle protein degradation, study body by application morphological scoring, expected...
Abstract Eight cases that occurred indoors in which the insects played an important role mPMI estimation are presented. The bodies of socially isolated people and old living alone were discovered central Italy between June November. ranged from a few days to several weeks. Insects collected during body recovery postmortem. Climatic data obtained closest meteorological stations measurements performed on site. Sarcophagidae Calliphoridae species present 75% with Lucilia sericata Chrysomya...
Estimation of the postmortem interval in advanced stages is a challenging task. Although there are several approaches available for addressing changes (human) body or its environment (ecologically and/or biochemically), most restricted to specific timeframes individual and environmental conditions. It well known, instance, that buried bodies decompose remarkably different manner than on ground surface. However, data how established methods PMI estimation perform under these conditions...
Diving is a popular activity, largely practiced worldwide. fatalities are not rare events, with drowning being the most common cause of death, followed by cardiac-related natural causes, immersion pulmonary edema and arterial gas embolism. In such cases, positive signs specific, depending also on time submersion corpses. Moreover, can be terminal event. Over years, measures to perform appropriate post-mortem examination in cases diving were suggested, including execution CT-scan, use...
Hanging is one of the most common methods suicide worldwide. Despite high incidence, only a little knowledge about pattern cadaver colonization by insects on hanging corpse available. Different types can alter body decomposition process as well and rate insect colonization. Two case studies where occurred with similar postmortem interval 34 days are described. The two bodies showed different patterns scored using Total Body Score (TBS) TBS for (TBShang). first was 24-years-old male,...
Hanging deaths are common and characterized by their brief survival time. Macroscopic histological exams frequently unable to distinguish vital lesions from post-mortem lesions. This pilot study investigates the dendritic mast cells in hanging marks establish vitality lesions.Skin specimens were taken wounds, ligature marks, Cryosections stained for haematoxylin eosin, avidin, CD1a MHC class II+ antigens examined under light or fluorescence microscopies. Using digitized photomicrographs...
Illegal immigration to Europe is a well-known phenomenon whose numbers are being steadily increasing in recent years. Most of the immigrants Italy come from war zones, and many them submit an asylum application supported by complaint have been victims persecutory acts their home countries.One hundred ninety-six medicolegal reports analyzed considering different country origin, type lesions claimed, tools used, evidenced effects, location perpetration physical abuses, possible motivation...
Abstract Forensic entomology is a branch of forensic science in which insects are used as evidence legal investigations relating to humans, domestic animals and wildlife. One the theoretical pillars on discipline based concerns fact that flies colonize body after death. However cases myiasis, maggots present before death, with consequences correct estimation minimum postmortem interval ( mPMI ). We report here case woman, largely colonized by fly larvae, who has lain alive her garden for...
Recent studies show that Langerhans cell density increases in vital lesions and ligature marks when compared with post-mortal wounds. The enzyme, iNOS, has been established as a marker for estimating time of agony serves the regulation dendritic behaviour. It is aim this paper, therefore, to evaluate expression enzyme by cells possible consequences may be related production nitric oxide these other types lesions, including hanging furrows. results greater iNOS at level furrow examined...
Otorrhagia is generally associated with basilar skull fractures or diving accidents. In routine forensic medical practice, an accurate knowledge of the etiology otorrhagia may have a key role to distinguish between traumatic and atraumatic causes accidental, homicidal, suicidal manners. The authors present case unusual cause occurred in elderly farmer found dead barn. He remained entrapped narrow tunnel created by some hay bales. autopsy findings revealed only intense polyvisceral congestion...
Subdural haemorrhage (SDH) as result of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common cause death in cases fatal physical abuse. Since intracranial bleeding finding elderly due to age-related changes or increasing prevalence anticoagulant medication, differential diagnosis between inflicted and non-inflicted head challenging. A case an woman's caused by TBI reported. Autopsy showed multiple polychromatic bruises frontoparietal hematoma with bilateral subacute SDH. History excluded...