A fatal case of saponated cresol ingestion.
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.
Kinoshita
Hiroshi
H
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
Fuke
Chiaki
C
Kubota
Akira
A
Nishiguchi
Minori
M
Ouchi
Harumi
H
Minami
Takako
T
Matsui
Kiyoshi
K
Yamamura
Takehiko
T
Motomura
Hiroyuki
H
Yoshinaga
Kazumasa
K
Marukawa
Seishiro
S
Hishida
Shigeru
S
D000328:Adult; D003408:Cresols / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide
D003408:Cresols; C077977:cresol