Morphologic Markers of Acute and Chronic Stress in Child Abuse

    November 2021 in “ American Journal of Clinical Pathology ”
    Mark Flomenbaum, Ryan C. Warner
    Studysummary In this study, autopsies of children who suffered fatal abuse revealed stress-associated markers like telogen effluvium and thymus involution, which may help pathologists identify chronic abuse cases.
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