Sudden deaths from positional asphyxia: A case report.

Rationale: Positional asphyxia is a rare cause of sudden death and a difficult diagnosis, based mostly on the circumstances of the incident, along with particular external and internal findings, frequent in asphyxia (signs of sudden death).

Patient Concerns: In this report, we are describing one case of adult who was found positioned in a way that led to eventual asphyxiation.

Diagnoses: The final diagnosis of positional asphyxia was determined after the autopsy.

Autopsy relevance determining hemochromatosis: Case report.

Rationale: Hemochromatosis is a disorder, associated with an abnormal accumulation of iron leading to toxic organ damage. Clinical symptoms develop during a long period of time, thus, determining accidental or late diagnosis, usually when complications are evident.

Patient Concerns: A 53-year-old man was brought to the emergency unit with symptoms of hypovolemic shock without any apparent cause, which ultimately led to multiple organ failure, severe metabolic acidosis.

Homicide Rates in Lithuania.

Homicide rate in Lithuania between 2004 and 2013 decreased and reached an average of 6.7 per 100,000 people in 2013. The data regarding forensic autopsies of intentional homicide victims were obtained from the State Forensic Medicine Service.