Elucidation of a poisoning case from the analysis of formalin in which brain tissue was preserved.
The toxicological analysis of post-mortem materials often help determine the cause of death. When tissues have been fixed in formalin it may be possible to extract several drugs from the tissue and/or the preserving fluid. An unusual case of multiple poisoning is discussed from the aspect of laboratory analysis.
D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014021:Tissue Preservation
D005557:Formaldehyde; D010634:Phenobarbital