title: Evidence of hexavalent chromium ingestion.
abstract: We describe the application of histochemical demonstration of chromium in a case of fatal ingestion of potassium dichromate in a suicide attempt. Using 2-(8-quinolylazo)-4,5-di-p-tolylimidazole (QTI), we could demonstrate chromium in the erythrocyte of the victim, in situ. This finding provides a means of proving the hexavalent chromium ingestion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. kinochin@hyo-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ameno
authors.forename: Yawara
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumihashi
authors.forename: Iwao
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ijiri
authors.forename: Setsuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ameno
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hishida
mesh_terms: D001391:Azo Compounds; D002424:Caustics / Q000506:poisoning*; D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006651:Histocytochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007093:Imidazoles; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011192:Potassium Dichromate / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: C119193:2-(8-quinolylazo)-4,5-di-4-tolylimidazole; D001391:Azo Compounds; D002424:Caustics; D007093:Imidazoles; D002857:Chromium; C074702:chromium hexavalent ion; D011192:Potassium Dichromate