Postmortem distribution of mexiletine in a fatal overdose.
J Anal Toxicol
; 18(6): 354-6, 1994 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-7823544
ABSTRACT
A case involving a fatal overdose of mexiletine is presented. Quantitation of the drug was accomplished by gas chromatography with a flame-ionization detector. The presence of mexiletine was confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Toxicological analysis revealed the following tissue distribution of mexiletine heart blood, 44.8 micrograms/mL; femoral blood, 10.0 micrograms/mL; vitreous, 8.6 micrograms/mL; liver, 171.6 micrograms/g; brain, 84.0 micrograms/g; and gastric contents, 1464 mg.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Mexiletine
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Anal Toxicol
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article