Fatal case of bamifylline intoxication.
The case of a young woman who committed suicide by oral ingestion of a large amount of bamifylline is reported. The absence of significant pathological findings, together with high blood levels of the drug, have induced us to discuss the probable lethal mechanisms of this substance currently regarded as a safe drug.
Offidani
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Forensic Medicine Institute, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Ottaviano
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Chiarotti
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D000328:Adult; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D013405:Suicide; D013806:Theophylline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D013806:Theophylline; C006683:bamifylline