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An unusual skin lesion derived from postmortem ecchymoses in a donor skin graft site

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We would like to thank Dr. Paul Bedford (Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, 57-83 Kavanagh St, Southbank, VIC, 3006, Australia, presently staying at the Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Berlin, Germany) for correcting the English language.

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  1. Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, University Medical Centre Charité, University of Berlin, Turmstr. 21, Building N, 10559, Berlin, Germany

    Takahito Hayashi & Michael Tsokos

  2. Department of Legal Medicine, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8544, Japan

    Takahito Hayashi

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Hayashi, T., Tsokos, M. An unusual skin lesion derived from postmortem ecchymoses in a donor skin graft site. Forensic Sci Med Pathol 9, 578–580 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-012-9382-6

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