ACUTE FATAL POISONING WITH DICHLOROPHEN

Authors
KINTZ P JAMEY C DORAY S LUDES B
Citation
P. Kintz et al., ACUTE FATAL POISONING WITH DICHLOROPHEN, International journal of legal medicine, 110(2), 1997, pp. 95-96
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
Journal title
International journal of legal medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
09379827
Volume
110
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
95 - 96
Database
ISI
SICI code
0937-9827(1997)110:2<95:AFPWD>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
A case is presented involving an acute fatality resulting from self-ad ministered dichlorophen, a chlorophenol fungicide. The compound was qu antified using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry after extraction w ith methyl-tert-butyl ether, derivatization by methylation and separat ion on a HPS-MS capillary column. The blood concentration was 9.77 mg/ l and other drugs, including ethanol, were not detected.