Citation

Manjhi SN, Buktar SB, Mukherjee BB, Farooqui JM. Pravara Medical Review 2015; 7(1): 25-28.

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(Copyright © 2015)

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Abstract

Deaths from exposure to caustic substances are infrequently reported in the Forensic Medicine literature. Cases of deaths due to Sulphuric acid, Nitric acid and Hydrochloric acid ingestion in patients of depression were being reported. But, in this case the relative of patient gave history of ingestion of Domestic floor cleaning material, constituent of which was unknown to the relative. A death due to domestic floor cleaning material is rarely reported in literature. In this case patient was admitted in Pravara Rural Hospital with history of burning pain from mouth to abdomen, dyspnoea and haematemasis. Patient died during treatment, and then body was referred for postmortem examination. Thinning, softening and friability of wall of stomach and brownish-blackish discoloration, corrosion and inflammation of mucous membrane of lips, oral cavity, pharynx, oesophagus and stomach was the presenting feature of consumed poisoning. These characteristic features confirm that the effect was due to acid poisoning. As Mineral acid and Phenol is a domestic poison which is used as sanitary and lavatory cleaner in household. Keeping this fact in mind, viscera was preserved for chemical analysis to confirm the nature of poison. The various issues concerning with the case have been discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; Suicide; Death; male; autopsy; alcoholism; case report; insomnia; abdominal pain; suicide attempt; drug overdose; forensic toxicology; forensic pathology; fatigue; vomiting; human tissue; middle aged; accidental death; domestic chemical; esophagus burn; pharyngitis; concentration loss; dyspnea; esophagitis; phenol; burning sensation; Article; gastritis; cheilitis; hematemesis; gastrointestinal mucosal discoloration; mouth inflammation; mouth pain; sadness; loss of appetite; postmortem change; Acid poisoning; Domestic poison; inorganic acid