title: Forensic issues in suicide due to acid ingestion in a case of major depressive disorder.
abstract: Although rare, suicide using caustic substances in psychiatric practice is not infrequent. Such circumstances involve important forensic and psychiatric issues. In this case report, death due to sulfuric acid ingestion in a patient with major depressive disorder is reported. The legal issues concerning suicide in a patient with mental illness, autopsy findings, forensic issues, and pathophysiology concerning death by acid ingestion have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, S.S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davangere, Karnataka, India. drvijayanath@gmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vijayanath
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagaraja Rao
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Raju
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Anitha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000473:pathology; D002424:Caustics / Q000506:poisoning*; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D016365:Liability, Legal; D008297:Male; D013405:Suicide; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D013464:Sulfuric Acids