Discolouration of the brain as the only remarkable autopsy finding in hydrogen sulphide poisoning

Forensic Science International

Volumn 187, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages

  Park, Seong Hwan ^a   Zhang, Yong ^a   Hwang, Juck Joon ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Discolouration; Hydrogen sulphide; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SODIUM DITHIONITE; SODIUM SULFIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL REACTION; EMERGENCY CARE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE INTOXICATION; INTOXICATION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 64249138687     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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