TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Death within 44 days of 2,4-dinitrophenol intake
JO  - International journal of legal medicine
A1  - Zack, Fred
A1  - Blaas, Verena
A1  - Goos, Christoph
A1  - Rentsch, Daniel
A1  - Büttner, Andreas
SP  - 1237
EP  - 1241
VL  - 130
IS  - 5
N2  - We report the case of a 50-year-old obese man (115 kg body mass at 1.77 m height), who started taking 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) for weight reduction 44 days before his death. After 43 days of taking DNP, the man showed signs of intoxication with nausea, vomiting, and attacks of sweating. After admission to a hospital where the man concealed his DNP intake, sinus tachycardia, tachypnea, and general unrest were noted. The patient died 9 h after the onset of those symptoms. Upon autopsy, a yellowing of palms and soles was striking. The initially uncertain cause of death could only be clarified by the forensic toxicological examinations and subsequent police investigations. Finally, the man had a total intake of 12.3 g of DNP in 44 days which is relatively high compared to other lethal DNP intoxications.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0937-9827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00414-016-1378-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -