Citation

Gouda HS, Nagesh KR. J. Forensic Med. Toxicol. 2012; 29(2): 44-46.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Department of Forensic Medicine)

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Abstract

Bromadiolone is an active ingredient of many newer rodenticides available in the market, for the reason that it is highly fatal for rodent species. Because of its easy availability, it is becoming the poison of choice for committing suicide. Bromadiolone inhibits vitamin K (1)-2,3 epoxide reductase and thus the synthesis of vitamin K and subsequently clotting factors II, VII, IX and X. Herein, we present a case of fatal suicidal ingestion of bromadiolone rodenticide bait by a young adult woman.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; Suicide; female; autopsy; intoxication; forensic pathology; cadaver; article; human tissue; patient monitoring; drug fatality; hypotension; acute kidney failure; thin layer chromatography; hematuria; phytomenadione; blood clotting disorder; toxicity testing; Rodenticide; acute kidney tubule necrosis; single drug dose; international normalized ratio; prothrombin time; maintenance drug dose; kidney function test; sensory dysfunction; Clinical toxicology; young adult; partial thromboplastin time; hematemesis; Vitamin K; bromadiolone; gingiva bleeding; Anticoagulant; Acute tubular Necrosis; Bromadiolone; bromadiolone poisoning; ultraviolet spectrophotometry