title: Atypical autoerotic deaths.
abstract: So-called "typical" autoerotic fatalities are the result of asphyxia due to mechanical compression of the neck, chest, or abdomen, whereas "atypical" autoeroticism involves sexual self-stimulation by other means. We present five atypical autoerotic fatalities that involved the use of dichlorodifluoromethane, nitrous oxide, isobutyl nitrite, cocaine, or compounds containing 1-1-1-trichloroethane. Mechanisms of death are discussed in each case and the pertinent literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office, Atlanta, GA 30303.
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Gowitt
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Hanzlick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane; D003042:Cocaine / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D008297:Male; D009573:Nitrites / Q000097:blood; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000032:analysis; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012997:Solvents; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000652:urine; D014240:Trichloroethanes / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005617:Chlorofluorocarbons, Methane; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; D009573:Nitrites; D009589:Nitrogen Oxides; D012997:Solvents; D014240:Trichloroethanes; C024566:1,1,1-trichloroethane; C018086:isobutyl nitrite; D003042:Cocaine; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; C007782:dichlorodifluoromethane