Table 3.

Histopathological alterations observed in the study samples.

Main injuries observed in fire-related deaths (Groups A and B)	Main injuries observed in experimentally exposed cadavers (Group C)
Loss of cellular details	Loss of cellular details
Dermal vacuolization and homogenization	Dermal vacuolization and homogenization
increased basophilic staining	Increased basophilic staining
Inflammatory infiltrate, hemorrhage, and necrosis	–
inclination and elongation of epithelial cells	–
subepidermal blisters with accumulation of serum	–