Citation

Morgenthal S, Bayer R, Doerre A, Dreßler J. Int. J. Legal Med. 2015; 130(3): 859-862.

Affiliation

Institute of Legal Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00414-015-1263-6

PMID

26387091

Abstract

Injuries of the tongue are generally self-inflicted lesions and occur during different diseases or external incidents. The amputation of the tongue is a rare event. In this article, we report about a woman presenting with a complete amputation of the anterior third of the tongue. The morphological findings, which are essential for the differentiation of self-inflicted injuries and injuries caused by a third party, are demonstrated.

Language: en