title: [Cases of fatal para methoxy amphetamine (PMA) poisoning in the material of the Forensic Medicine Department, Medical University Of Białystok, Poland].
abstract: The issue of sudden deaths due to acute para methoxy amphetamine (PMA) poisoning is presented in the report. The analysis included three cases autopsied at the Forensic Medicine Department in Białystok at the beginning of 2009. The toxicological analysis of samples of blood and urine did not confirm the presence of MDMA, also known as ecstasy, but it revealed the presence of para methoxy amphetamine (PMA). During post-mortem examinations, the cause of the death was not established in either case. Based on the above investigations it may be said that the common cause of death was acute para methoxy amphetamine (PMA) poisoning.
authors.affiliation: Z Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Iwona
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ptaszyńska-Sarosiek
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wardaszka
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sackiewicz
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okłota
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niemcunowicz-Janica
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D019969:Amphetamine-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002423:Cause of Death; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D053593:Forensic Toxicology / Q000379:methods; D006213:Hallucinogens / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000506:poisoning; D011044:Poland; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D006213:Hallucinogens; C106885:paramethoxymethamphetamine; D008694:Methamphetamine