Immolation after drinking kerosene.
An unusual suicide is described in which analysis of circulating kerosene components at autopsy suggested that the victim had drunk kerosene and then had poured it over his body, ignited it, and burned to death.
Department of Legal Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
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Shiono
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Matsubara
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Akane
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Fukushima
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Takahashi
D002056:Burns; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004326:Drinking; D006801:Humans; D007648:Kerosene / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010578:Petroleum / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide
D007648:Kerosene; D010578:Petroleum