A case of fatal arsenic poisoning

被引：1
作者：
Moriya F. [1 ]
Furumiya J. [1 ]
Hashimoto Y. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Legal Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku City, Kochi 783-8505, Kohasu, Oko-cho
来源：
Forensic Toxicology | 2006年 / 24卷 / 2期
关键词：
Arsenic poisoning; Arsenic trioxide; Reinsch test; Tissue distribution; X-Ray fluorescence spectrometry;
D O I：
10.1007/s11419-006-0015-1
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摘要：
We describe a case of poisoning by arsenic trioxide of a young man found dead at home. There were no obvious external signs of arsenic poisoning; but we observed marked endocardial hemorrhages, hepatomegaly, diffuse gastric mucosal hemorrhages, and slight brain edema at autopsy. The Reinsch test for the stomach contents and liver homogenate was positive for arsenic. Wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry combined with the Reinsch test showed that fatal levels of arsenic were present in blood and tissues. The cause of death was diagnosed as circulatory collapse caused by arsenic trioxide. © 2006 Japanese Association of Forensic Toxicology and Springer.
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