Acute fatal poisoning with dichlorophen
- Int J Legal Med. 1997;110(2):95-6. doi: 10.1007/s004140050039.
Affiliations
- 1. Institut de Medecine Legal, Strasbourg, France.
PMID: 9168328
DOI: 10.1007/s004140050039
Abstract
A case is presented involving an acute fatality resulting from self-administered dichlorophen, a chlorophenol fungicide. The compound was quantified using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry after extraction with methyl-tert-butyl ether, derivatization by methylation and separation on a HP5-MS capillary column. The blood concentration was 9.77 mg/l and Other drugs, including ethanol, were not detected.
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