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SUICIDAL INTOXICATION WITH TOILET BOWL CLEANER
- Authors: Buschmann C.1, Hartwig S.1, Tsokos M.1
- 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: EXPERT PRACTICE
- URL: https://for-medex.ru/jour/article/view/277
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.19048/2411-8729-2019-5-3-39-41
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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.
About the authors
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
Germany
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
S. Hartwig
Institute of Legal and Social Medicine, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
Email: sven.hartwig@charite.de
Germany
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
M. Tsokos
Institute of Legal and Social Medicine, Charité – Medical University, Humboldt University of Berlin & Free University of Berlin
Email: michael.tsokos@germed.berlin.de
Germany
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
