A Fatal Case of Poisoning by Phosphorus, taken as an Abortifacient, with Unusual Subcutaneous Heemorrhages

[On poisoning with parsley used as an abortifacient].

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.

A Fatal Case of Poisoning with Carbon

C. McI., a man aged 26 years, a joiner, on August 12. 1953. during the course of a bout of alcoholism. consumed a quantity of carbon tetrachloride in the form of " thawpit." Shortly afterwards he became intensely nauseated, but was unable to vomit for several hours. Thereafter, however, and for the following 48 hours vomiting was intractable. During this time he complained of pain in the chest,...

Subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis , an unusual case

Basidiobolus ranarum, belonging to the order Entomophthorales, is known to cause subcutaneous infection in healthy individuals. It has been isolated from extremities, trunk, intestinal tract, etc. Basidiobolomycosis usually occurs in children, less often in adolescents and adults. We report a case of subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis in a middle aged immunocompetent man, a farmer. He had presente...

Ethylene Glycol Poisoning; an Unusual Cause of Hyperglycemia: A Case Report

Background:Poisoning with ethylene glycol (EG) can be fatal even if appropriate treatments are delivered. EG poisoning usually causes central nervous system depression, cardiovascular dysfunction, metabolic acidosis and acute renal failure (ARF). Case Report:A 33-year-old man was referred to the emergency department with reduced consciousness and dyspnea of four-hour duration due to unknown rea...