title: An autopsy case of butane gas abuse.
abstract: A case of fatal butane gas poisoning in a young female is presented. Quantitative toxicological analysis showed that the concentration of butane in the femoral blood was 6.8 microl/ml, and isobutane and propane were also identified. Severe congestion of the lungs and deposition of lipofuscin in the myocardium were also observed. We concluded that the cause of death of the victim was due to cardiac arrhythmia induced by the butane gas abuse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan. ntanaka@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kinoshita
authors.forename: Reiji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haba
authors.forename: Mostofa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jamal
authors.forename: Eriko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ameno
mesh_terms: D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced; D002073:Butanes / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002073:Butanes; C046888:butane