title: Intramuscular injection of "site enhancement oil": forensic considerations.
abstract: The use of intramuscular injection of foreign substances for aesthetic purposes is well known. Complications are usually local to the site of injection but can be potentially lethal. Here, we present a case of "site enhancement oil" use in a 42-year-old man who died from asphyxia due to hanging. Macroscopic and microscopic changes as well as computed tomographic changes in injected musculature are described and the potentially lethal adverse effects after site enhancement oil use are warranted.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: Maria Louise
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Bonnie
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Colville-Ebeling
authors.forename: Thomas Hartvig Lindkær
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Hans Petter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Hougen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000473:pathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D009821:Oils / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D009821:Oils