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A 71-year-old woman died secondary to drug poisoning following an acute overdose of doxylamine for suicide attempt [intake quantity, route and time to reaction onset not stated]. She was found dead in her flat after a fire. The corpse exhibited first to third degree burns over the whole body surface and especially on one arm and one leg. The toxicology investigations revealed presence of doxylamine and pantoprazole in the blood. The doxylamine concentration was indicative of an acute overdose. The cause of death was suspected to be a fatal poisoning before onset of the fire. A suicide was possible.Author comment: "The toxicology investigations revealed doxylamine and pantoprazole in the blood and the doxylamine concentration was indicative of an acute overdose." Below E, et al. Combustion after lethal poisoning with doxylamine. Rechtsmedizin 24: 283-285, No. 4, Aug 2014. Available from: URL: http://doi.org/10.1007/ s00194-014-0962-5 [German; summarised from an English abstract] -Germany
A 71-year-old woman died secondary to drug poisoning following an acute overdose of doxylamine for suicide attempt [intake quantity, route and time to reaction onset not stated]. She was found dead in her flat after a fire. The corpse exhibited first to third degree burns over the whole body surface and especially on one arm and one leg. The toxicology investigations revealed presence of doxylamine and pantoprazole in the blood. The doxylamine concentration was indicative of an acute overdose. The cause of death was suspected to be a fatal poisoning before onset of the fire. A suicide was possible.Author comment: "The toxicology investigations revealed doxylamine and pantoprazole in the blood and the doxylamine concentration was indicative of an acute overdose." Below E, et al. Combustion after lethal poisoning with doxylamine. Rechtsmedizin 24: 283-285, No. 4, Aug 2014. Available from: URL: http://doi.org/10.1007/ s00194-014-0962-5 [German; summarised from an English abstract] -Germany
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