Forensic aspects of water intoxication: four case reports and review of relevant literature |
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Authors: | Radojevic Nemanja Bjelogrlic Bojana Aleksic Vuk Rancic Nemanja Samardzic Mira Petkovic Stojan Savic Slobodan |
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Affiliation: | Department of Forensic Medicine, Clinical Centre of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro. com_nr@yahoo.com |
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Abstract: | Water intoxication (WI) is a rare condition that originates from over-consumption of water, with a potentially fatal outcome. Increased water intake (polydipsia) is followed by urination of high amount of diluted urine (polyuria) which are the main initial symptoms of WI. We present four case reports of WI. Two of them are unusual pediatric clinical cases using medical documentation and police case files, one of which is related to child abuse, and the other to a psychiatric disorder. The other two cases are fatal adult cases submitted to autopsy from a psychiatric hospital. Also, we present a diagnostic algorithm for polydipsia and polyuria before death. WI is usually seen in patients with psychiatric disorders, victims of child abuse or torture, drug abusers or it can be iatrogenically induced. |
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