title: Homicidal arsenic poisoning.
abstract: The case of a 50-year-old man who died mysteriously after being admitted to hospital is reported. He had raised the possibility of being poisoned prior to his death. A Coroner's post-mortem did not reveal the cause of death but this was subsequently established by post-mortem trace element analysis of liver, urine, blood and hair all of which revealed very high arsenic concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Scottish Trace Element & Micronutrient Reference Laboratory, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK Andrew.duncan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Chemistry, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Leese
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Crosshouse, Crosshouse, UK.
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.affiliation: Health and Safety Laboratory, Buxton, UK.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.affiliation: Forensic Medicine and Science, Glasgow University, Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McAdam
mesh_terms: D001151:Arsenic / Q000032:analysis*; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning; D006197:Hair / Q000737:chemistry*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016482:Urinalysis
chemical_list: D001151:Arsenic
keywords: Toxicology; arsenic; homicide