Age estimation for Scald Injury and its Probable Relation to Testicular Function Impairment | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology | ||
| Article 7, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2019, Pages 87-100 PDF (1.53 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejfsat.2019.6966.1043 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nermien Attia Ibrahim* 1; Eman Abdallah Abdallah2; Nadra Ali Kandeel2 | ||
| 1Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University | ||
| 2Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| BBackground and Rationale: From the medicolegal point of view, long term systemic consequences of scald injury should be identified for proper compensation and legal action, especially for scald injury involving skin full-thickness in 20% of total body surface area (TBSA) which is known to have long term grave consequences on general health. Aim of the Study: The current experimental study was carried out to: 1-identify the histopathological changes and TNF-α Immunoexpression of different ages of a full thickness scald injury occupying 20% of the total body TBSA; 2- study the probable relation between the scald age and the testicular function impairment. Materials and Methods: A total number of 40 adult male albino rats were used in the study. Histopathological examination for the scald area and testis were performed with hematoxyline & eosin stain and TNF-α Immunoexpression. Epididymal semen analysis and serum testosterone were also performed. These procedures were carried out after 2 days, 7 days, 1 month and 3 months of scald infliction. Results: Progressive histopathological changes were observed in the early scald ages while healing manifestations and improvement in testosterone serum levels, when compared to the other periods, started to appear after 1 and 3 months of scald infliction. Conclusion: It can be concluded that scald injury involving 20% of TBSA can cause long term impairment of testicular function. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Scald; TNF-α; histopathology; Testicular function | ||
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