title: Autoerotic accident by inhalation of propane-butane gas mixture.
abstract: We present a case of an accidental autoerotic death involving the inhalation of a propane-butane gas mixture, also known as LPG (liquefied petroleum gas). A 19-year-old male was found dead in supine position in his bed in a residential accommodation one day after he was last seen alive. On a personal computer at the end of the bed, a pornographic movie was still running. On his left shoulder, an empty rubber balloon and on the bedside 2 empty "Kisag-Gas" cartridges were found. Toxicologic investigations revealed an intoxication with propane and butane, together with a recent consumption of cannabis. This case report compares the toxicologic findings with other recently published cases, and the theories of the toxic effects are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland. christian.jackowski@irm.unibe.ch
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jackowski
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Römhild
authors.forename: Beat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aebi
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bernhard
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dirnhofer
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000328:Adult; D002073:Butanes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000150:complications; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders; D011407:Propane / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D002073:Butanes; C046888:butane; D011407:Propane