title: The obscure autopsy and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
abstract: The technique of immunocytochemistry was used to identify myoglobin in kidney, confirming a diagnosis of neuroleptic malignant syndrome following an otherwise obscure autopsy in a decomposed body. The features of neuroleptic malignant syndrome are reviewed with a differential diagnosis of myoglobin renal casts. The report emphasizes a thorough and detailed assessment of deaths which occur during treatment with neuroleptic drugs.
authors.affiliation: Bradford Royal Infirmary.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lowe
mesh_terms: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001344:Autopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007668:Kidney / Q000737:chemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009211:Myoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D009211:Myoglobin