Possible fatal acetaminophen intoxication with atypical clinical presentation

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1397-1400

  De Giorgio, Fabio ^a   Lodise, Maria ^a   Chiarotti, Marcello ^a   d'Aloja, Ernesto ^b   Carbone, Arnaldo ^a   Valerio, Luca ^c  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Epidermolysis; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Forensic toxicology; Intoxication; Paracetamol; Rhabdomyolysis; Skin necrosis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; EPIDERMOLYSIS; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKIN; SKIN NECROSIS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; EPIDERMOLYSIS; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC SCIENCE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; INTOXICATION; PARACETAMOL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SKIN NECROSIS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SKIN;

EID: 84883555314     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.12205     Document Type: Article

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