Lethal exitus of a patient with N-nitrosodimethylamine poisoning, 2.5 years following the first ingestion and signs of intoxication.
The report describes the lethal exitus of a 44-year-old woman after repeated criminal poisoning with N-nitrosodimethylamine. She died 32 months following the initial symptoms and developed a liver cirrhosis with multiple bleeding, a hemolytic syndrome and diabetes mellitus.
D000328:Adult; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000209:etiology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000139:chemically induced; D004128:Dimethylnitrosamine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000506:poisoning*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects
D004128:Dimethylnitrosamine