Particular caution is advisable when dealing with heavily decomposed bodies. In this head of a young man infested with insect larvae, which may disguise real pellet or bullet holes or create an illusion of them. An entrance wound from a 6.35 cal. pistol detected in the forehead of a decomposed body after the scalp tissues had been reflected forward. Therefore, an external examination alone is never sufficient and a full autopsy is necessary.
Fig.1 Head of a young man infested with insect larvae, which may disguise real pellet or bullet holes.
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