Another umbrella murder? - A rare case of Minamata disease.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
; 16(3): 504-509, 2020 09.
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| ID: mdl-32323188
ABSTRACT
We report a rare case of fatal intoxication in a 40-year-old man caused by injection of a fluid containing organic mercury, allegedly in an attack with a syringe fixed to the tip of an umbrella. The man suffered from severe neurological symptoms and progressive multiorgan failure and died 10 months later in refractory status epilepticus. Autopsy revealed severe brain atrophy and non-specific kidney damage. Neuropathological examination showed neuronal loss especially in the occipital lobe, distinct granule cell necrosis in the cerebellum and Wallerian degeneration in the brainstem. Postmortem toxicological analysis revealed extremely increased levels of mercury in liver and kidney tissue as well as methylmercury levels in peripheral blood.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Intoxicação do Sistema Nervoso por Mercúrio
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Forensic Sci Med Pathol
Assunto da revista:
JURISPRUDENCIA
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MEDICINA
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PATOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha