Citation

Tanaka N, Kinoshita H, Haba R, Jamal M, Ohkubo E, Ameno K. Soud. Lek. 2010; 55(4): 44-45.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan. ntanaka@med.kagawa-u.ac.jp

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Česká lékařská společnost J. E. Purkyně, Publisher Statni Zdravotnicke Nakladatelstvi)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21309263

Abstract

A case of fatal butane gas poisoning in a young female is presented. Quantitative toxicological analysis showed that the concentration of butane in the femoral blood was 6.8 microl/ml, and isobutane and propane were also identified. Severe congestion of the lungs and deposition of lipofuscin in the myocardium were also observed. We concluded that the cause of death of the victim was due to cardiac arrhythmia induced by the butane gas abuse.

Language: en