title: [Unusual coloration of intestinal contents. A surprising observation and its harmless explanation].
abstract: A post mortem examination of a 29 year-old man who had committed suicide by shooting himself in the head revealed pronounced discoloration of the contents of the intestines and an intensive odour of garlic from the organs. Chemical examination gave no indications for pesticides; the coloring matter was identified by electrophoresis as a constituent of beetroot.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D003116:Color; D005502:Food; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D005737:Garlic; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010946:Plants, Medicinal
vernacular_title: Affallende Farbe des Darminhaltes. Eine aunächst überraschende Beobachtung und ihre harmlose Erklärung.