Sudden Cardiac Death of a Body Packer Due to Cocaine Cardiotoxicity
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Sudden Cardiac Death of a Body Packer Due to Cocaine Cardiotoxicity
This article presents a case of sudden cardiac death due to the effects of cocaine concealed in the body of a male drug smuggler in his 40s, a so-called body packer. A total of 57 body packets filled with cocaine powder were discovered in his body cavities. The detailed autopsy examination, including histopathology and toxicology findings, is discussed with the aim of describing the mechanism o...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine Insights: Pathology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1179-5557,1179-5557
DOI: 10.4137/cpath.s41070