A fatal case of pure ethanol ingestion.
An adult male was found dead in a car with two empty bottles (500 ml x 2) labeled dehydrated ethanol (>99.5%, v/v). At autopsy, extensive pancreatic necrosis with severe hemorrhage was observed. High concentrations of ethanol were detected in blood (8.14 mg/ml), urine (8.12 mg/ml) and tissue specimens. The cause of death was determined to be an acute alcohol intoxication caused by ingesting approximately 1l dehydrated ethanol.
Hieda
Yoko
Y
Department of Legal Medicine, Shimane University School of Medicine, 89-1 Enya, Izumo, Shimane 693-8501, Japan. yhieda@med.shimane-u.ac.jp
Takeshita
Haruo
H
Fujihara
Junko
J
Takayama
Koji
K
D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology
D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol