Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
Doi
Abstract
Opisan je slučaj peroralne intosikacije iperitom u namjeri samoubojstva i iznesen obdukcioni nalaz. Ukratko su izneseni neki toksikološki pogledi na otrovanje iperifom, te klinički simptomi i patomorfološke promjene kod intoksikacije ovim otrovom.A case is presented of a man aged 27 who swallowed 50 g of mustard gas (dichlor-diethylsulphide) in order to commit suicide. Although immediately treated at the Internal Clinic of the Medical Faculty, he died 8 hours and 20 minutes after taking the poison. A postmortem examination carried out 19 hours after death, as well as histological findings showed congestion and oedema of the brain, fragmentation of cardiac muscle, oedema of mucous membranes of the upper part of gastrointestinal tract, oedema of larynx and epiglotis, oedema of the liver, and congestion of the spleen, adrenal glands, and kidneys. A microscopic examination of the lung tissue revealed hemorrhages probably due to the irritative effect of the poison
