TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Fatal folic acid toxicity in humans
JO  - Journal of forensic sciences
A1  - Devnath, Gerard Pradeep
A1  - Kumaran, Senthil
A1  - Rajiv, R.
A1  - Shaha, Kusa Kumar
A1  - Nagaraj, Ashok
SP  - 1668
EP  - 1670
VL  - 62
IS  - 6
N2  - Folic acid is B-9 vitamin. Folic acid is prescribed commonly for pregnant women to prevent neural tube defects in the fetus, patients under chemotherapy, pernicious anemia and to reduce the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease. Acute or chronic ingestion of a large dose of folic acid generally manifests as neurological complications, which are reversible. In this present case, a 23-year-old pregnant woman committed suicide by consuming folic acid tablets and succumbed to death within 36 h. Postmortem toxicological analysis detected folic acid in viscera. Death following acute consumption of folic acid is rare and has been not reported in the literature, to the best of our knowledge.<br><br>© 2017 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-1198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13489
ID  - ref1
ER  -