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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

A case of suspected illegal abortion: how clinicians may assist the forensic pathologist.

Isabella Aquila, Pietrantonio Ricci, Rita Mocciaro, Santo Gratteri

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Isabella AquilaInstitute of Legale Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Pietrantonio RicciInstitute of Legale Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Rita MocciaroInstitute of Legale Medicine, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.
Santo GratteriAO MaterDomini Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abortion may be performed in a safe or unsafe manner, the latter being a frequent and dangerous event. It can also be performed in countries where abortion is legally recognised but, for various reasons, may be undertaken in an illegal environment. We present a case of a possible illegal abortion. A woman presented to the hospital with a dead fetus, saying that she was the victim of a car accident. Forensic and gynaecological examination of the woman were carried out, along with an autopsy of the fetus. It was discovered that the woman had performed a clandestine abortion. The differential diagnosis between illegal abortion and miscarriage represents a complicated issue and requires both clinical and forensic support. The gynaecologist may be of assistance to the forensic pathologist in confirming whether an illegal abortion has been performed.

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Abortion, IllegalAbortion, InducedAbortion, SpontaneousAutopsyCervix UteriFemaleForensic PathologyGlobal HealthHumansInfant, NewbornPerinatal DeathPregnancyYoung Adultabortionmaterno-fetal medicineobstetrics, gynaecology and fertilitypregnancy

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PMID29970605
PMCPMC6040470

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