Phenol: tissue distribution in a fatality |
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| Authors: | C Lo Dico Y H Caplan B Levine D F Smyth J E Smialek |
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| Institution: | Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Baltimore, MD. |
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| Abstract: | A case is reported where phenol, a disinfectant, was ingested and resulted in the death of a 40-year-old white female. Concentrations of phenol were determined in blood (130 mg/L), urine (47 mg/L), bile (187 mg/L), brain (486 mg/kg), kidney (331 mg/kg), muscle (204 mg/kg), liver (228 mg/kg), and stomach content (668 mg) and compared to other cases reported in the literature. |
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