SUICIDAL INTOXICATION WITH TOILET BOWL CLEANER
- Authors: Buschmann C.1, Hartwig S.1, Tsokos M.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Legal and Social Medicine, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
- Issue: Vol 5, No 3 (2019)
- Pages: 39-41
- Section: Case reports
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2411-8729/article/view/122361
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.19048/2411-8729-2019-5-3-39-41
- ID: 122361
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Abstract
We describe and discuss the case of a 44-year old paranoid woman who committed suicide by ingestion of approximately 4 litres of toilet bowl cleaner. Autopsy findings consisted of central dysregulation and extensive mucosa ulcerations of oesophagus and stomach with fatal bleeding. Autopsy and toxicological results are presented in the light of the literature.
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C. Buschmann
Institute of Legal and Social Medicine, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
Author for correspondence.
Email: claas.buschmann@charite.de
BUSCHMANN Claas Thade – PhD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
GermanyS. Hartwig
Institute of Legal and Social Medicine, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
Email: sven.hartwig@charite.de
HARTWIG Sven – PhD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
GermanyM. Tsokos
Institute of Legal and Social Medicine, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
Email: michael.tsokos@germed.berlin.de
TSOKOS Michael – PhD, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
Chariteplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
GermanyReferences
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