title: [Suicidal buflomedil intoxication].
abstract: A suicidal intoxication of a young woman following an overdose of buflomedil is reported. She died in a hospital 17 hours after ingestion. In various body fluids the following buflomedil concentrations were determined: heart blood 24.5 microg/ml, liquor 21.3 microg/ml, bile 39.1 mg/ml and urine 138.6 mg/ml. Additionally the results of autopsy and histology are presented. Anemia of the internal organs was conspicuous; this finding is attributed to the vasodilating effect of buflomedil on the peripheral vessels.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Würzburg.
authors.forename: Bernward
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Babel
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatschner
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patzelt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D062787:Drug Overdose; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000652:urine; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D011759:Pyrrolidines; C010651:buflomedil