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→‎Manual strangulation: +ligature strangulation
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*+/-Siderophages.
*+/-Siderophages.
*+/-Inflammation - esp. [[neutrophil]]s.
*+/-Inflammation - esp. [[neutrophil]]s.
==Ligature strangulation==
===General===
*May be suicide ''or'' homicide.
*In females may be associated with a sexual assault.<ref name=pmid10739219/>
*More likely to be homicide than hanging.
===Gross===
*Horizontal furrow/depression (due to ligature).
*Petechiae - very common.<ref name=pmid10739219>{{Cite journal  | last1 = DiMaio | first1 = VJ. | title = Homicidal asphyxia. | journal = Am J Forensic Med Pathol | volume = 21 | issue = 1 | pages = 1-4 | month = Mar | year = 2000 | doi =  | PMID = 10739219 }}</ref>
DDx:
*[[Hanging]] - furrow, typically rises to a point of suspension.


==See also==
==See also==
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