Death due to ingestion of nicotine-containing solution: Case report and review of the literature

Forensic Science International

Volumn 195, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages

  Solarino, Biagio ^a,b   Rosenbaum, Frank ^b   Rießelmann, Benno ^b   Buschmann, Claas T ^b   Tsokos, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cotinine; Forensic toxicology; Nicotine intoxication

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BRUCINE; CAFFEINE; NICOTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN WEIGHT; CAUSE OF DEATH; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOLOGY;

EID: 74749085365     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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