title: Postmortem vitreous humor in fatal acute iron poisoning.
abstract: The postmortem level of iron in the vitreous humor was assayed in a case of treated fatal iron poisoning. An antemortem serum iron level was 9060 micrograms/dL and postmortem blood level was 2920 micrograms/dL. A postmortem vitreous humor specimen collected by a standard technique had an iron level of 80 micrograms/dL whereas 23 controls had a mean of 12.8 +/- 4.2 micrograms/dL (range, 6 to 21 micrograms/dL). Although this elevated value could reflect some serum contamination, it may be a reflection of the toxic state.
mesh_terms: D003643:Death; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007501:Iron