Unreported often confronted postmortem artifact; “postmortem contact maceration”

Maceration is a well-known finding in forensic practice seen in dead bodies recovered from water, where the skin appears pale, swollen and wrinkled. Maceration usually takes more than one hour to develop and is first visible on areas where the skin is thick, like palm, sole, knee and elbow. Similarly, maceration is seen in the living around wounds due to exudates and dressings and elsewhere due to prolong contact with urine and sweat.