A case of non-fatal oleander poisoning

a case of non-fatal oleander poisoning

Fatal Formalin Poisoning: A Case Report

Background: Formalin is an aqueous solution of formaldehyde. It is a protoplasmic poison and causes coagulation necrosis and tissue fixation. Case: A 19-year-old girl was brought for autopsy to the mortuary of JSS Medical College, Mysore. Conclusion: Formalin is an unusual poison to be ingested for suicidal purposes due to selective availability and its strong taste and odor.

Fatal Cerebral Malaria with Multi-Organ Dysfunction and Oleander Poisoning

Cerebral malaria is a clinical manifestation of the brain during Plasmodium falciparum infection, which may lead to fatal outcomes if left unattended or delayed in therapeutic management. It is often accompanied by multi-organ complications such as renal failure, respiratory distress, jaundice, severe anemia etc., further raising the degree of mortality. Over the years, the management of severe...

A Case of Poisoning by Sheth Kurrubbee, the White Oleander

of the case, with some remarks on the modus operandi of the poison. SrEenatjth Ciiuckerbutty, a Hindoo, aged 29, was brought into hospital in an apparently unconscious state on Friday, the 3rd August, 1866, at 1 p. m. At the time of admission his trunk and limbs were found somewhat rigid, the jaws spasmodically closed, and tlie pulse very feeble, and exceedingly slow, beating about 30 per minut...

Fatal case of dichloromethane poisoning.

A 47-year-old man was found dead in a factory where dichloromethane (DCM) tanks were stocked. He was making an inventory of the annual stock of DCM contained in several tanks (5- to 8000-L capacity) by transferring the solvent into an additional tank with the help of compressed air. During this operation, one of the tanks overflowed and the man, who was not wearing any protection, was intoxicat...