Citation

Vijayanath V, Nagaraja Rao K, Raju GM, Anitha MR. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 2012; 33(2): 156-158.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, S.S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre; Department of Psychiatry, J.J.M. Medical College; Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, J.J.M. Medical College; and Department of Anatomy, S.S. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Davangere, Karnataka, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182474ec8

PMID

22333908

Abstract

Although rare, suicide using caustic substances in psychiatric practice is not infrequent. Such circumstances involve important forensic and psychiatric issues. In this case report, death due to sulfuric acid ingestion in a patient with major depressive disorder is reported. The legal issues concerning suicide in a patient with mental illness, autopsy findings, forensic issues, and pathophysiology concerning death by acid ingestion have been discussed.

Language: en