title: Suicide by nitrous oxide poisoning.
abstract: Fatal nitrous oxide poisoning usually occurs accidentally during the administration of general anesthesia. It seldom occurs during autoerotic behavior or in acute drug abuse. We report an unusual case of a health professional who committed suicide by inhaling nitrous oxide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy and Pathologic Cytology, Legal Medicine, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Garches, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chadly
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Marc
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Barres
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Durigon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D009609:Nitrous Oxide