title: A fatal case of saponated cresol ingestion.
abstract: We describe here a case of suicidal poisoning by saponated cresol ingestion. A 41 year-old male was found unconsciousness in a park in the early morning, and an empty bottle of saponated cresol was found beside him. His death was confirmed approximately 2 hours later, despite attempts at resuscitation and intensive care. The autopsy revealed severe morphological damage of the upper gastrointestinal tract and congestion of the lung. We also observed by histopathological examination severe lung edema and severe erosion of the esophagus and stomach. Toxicological analysis also identified a high concentration of cresol isomer in the blood and gastric contents. The cause of death was given as cresol poisoning, based on the results of the autopsy and toxicological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Legal Medicine and Emergency, Critical Care and Disaster Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1, Mukogawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 663-8501, Japan. kinochin@hyo-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Chiaki
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fuke
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Minori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishiguchi
authors.forename: Harumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ouchi
authors.forename: Takako
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minami
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsui
authors.forename: Takehiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.forename: Kazumasa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshinaga
authors.forename: Seishiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marukawa
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hishida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003408:Cresols / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D003408:Cresols; C077977:cresol