A death involving probenecid.
A death following deliberate ingestion of approximately 75 g of probenecid in a 36-year-old man is described. Tissue concentrations of probenecid were highest in serum (710 mg/L) and liver (550 mg/kg). Probenecid was also detected in vitreous and bile. Ethanol was also detected in blood at 0.13 g/100 mL.
McIntyre
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(Scientific Services), Victorian Institute of Forensic Pathology, South Melbourne, Australia.
Crump
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Roberts
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Drummer
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D011339:Probenecid / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000737:chemistry
D000431:Ethanol; D011339:Probenecid