An infant fatality involving ajmaline.
An infant fatality following accidental ingestion of ajmaline is described. Ajmaline was determined by thin-layer chromatography and infrared spectrophotometry, and quantitated by high performance liquid chromatography. The ajmaline concentration in blood was 5.5 micrograms/mL. The toxicological data relevant to the interpretation of case findings are presented.
Ikeda
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Department of Forensic Medicine, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
Umetsu
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Suzuki
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Gonmori
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Takahashi
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D000404:Ajmaline / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D005766:Gastrointestinal Contents / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared
D000404:Ajmaline