We report a case of fatal methaemoglobinaema resulting from sodium nitrite poisoning. A 28 year old woman arrested in the emergency department following collapse. During resuscitation venous blood gas revealed methaemoglobin percentage 81%. Following treatment with methylene blue, bicarbonate and adrenaline, decreased. Prior to transfer intensive care, CT head extensive hypoxic brain injury. Tw...

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Drug abuse with alcohol consumption have been on the rise in Split-Dalmatian County for a while now. This article reports two separate cases with three deaths due to fatal combinations of heroin and alcohol. The first case of poisoning is related to a young couple, a 30-year-old man and a 28-year-old woman, who were found dead in a car, surrounded by cans of a variety alcoholic drinks. Two need...

Copper sulfate or ‘blue vitriol’ is commonly used as a herbicide and fungicide. It is cheap and easily available, and can also be easily prepared in the laboratory. We report a fatal case of suicidal poisoning by copper sulfate by a pregnant adult female. Although medical treatment was instituted, the fatality ensued. Histopathological examination revealed hepatosplenomegaly and evidence of sep...

A case involving a fatal poisoning (suicide) by the insecticide malathion is described. The intact insecticide was found in the post-mortem blood and gastric contents at concentrations of 1.8 and 978 micrograms/ml, respectively. None of the insecticide was found in the autopsied liver tissue. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) techniques were used for the identification and quantifica...

INTRODUCTION Colchicum autumnale, commonly known as the autumn crocus, contains alkaloid colchicine with antimitotic properties. CASE REPORT A 76-year-old man with a history of alcoholic liver disease and renal insufficiency, who mistakenly ingested Colchicum autumnale instead of wild garlic (Aliium ursinum), presented with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea 12 hours after ingestion. On admission ...