Overview of Organo-phosphorus Compound Poisoning in Bangladesh and Medico-legal Aspects Related to Fatal Cases

[Medico-legal aspects of food poisoning].

Medico-Legal Aspects of Family Violence Cases in Athens, Greece

Background: Various studies that have been published to date concerning the Greek population, examine family violence only from the sociological perspective while attempting to correlate it with the socio-demographic data of the perpetrator and the victim. Aims: This study makes an effort to investigate the phenomenon from the perspective of forensic clinical medicine while it simultaneously at...

Tuberculosis: Medico-Legal Aspects

Tuberculosis is a diffusive infectious disease whose typical behaviour differentiates it from other infectious diseases spread by human-to-human transmission (flu, chicken pox, cholera, etc.) that follow a classic epidemic pattern. Indeed, in the presence of a known source of Koch bacilli that is capable of spreading the bacteria by air, not all exposed individuals inhale the bacteria, not all ...

Extrusion of Endodontic Filling Materials: Medico-Legal Aspects. Two Cases

The Authors describe two cases of alleged malpractice due to overfilling. The aim of this article is to underline some medico-legal aspects regarding the quantity of extruded material which may be considered acceptable and the consequent damage to the patient. Two cases are presented here: In the first case, the dentist's liability is clear due to excessive extrusion of endodontic material beyo...

Medico-legal aspects of mesothelioma.

The Authors, reviewing the Literature on asbestos-related Malignant Mesothelioma (MM), found that because of its very peculiar characteristics, the causal link between professional asbestos exposure and the development of this tumour is very difficult to define in respect to: diagnosis, causal link and individuation of possible culpable conducts. The evaluation of causal link in different medic...