@article{ref1,
title="Preliminary results of an interdisciplinary survey of drug victims",
journal="Forensic science international",
year="1993",
author="Keul, H. G. and Schäfer, V. and Lörcher, U. and Schneider, M. and Lutz, F. U. and Reuhl, J.",
volume="62",
number="1-2",
pages="147-149",
abstract="In an interdisciplinary study, 53 cases of drug-related death were investigated. Forty per cent of these cases exhibited acute or chronic hepatitis; foreign body granulomas were detected in 30%. By CT-scan of the left lung, small abscesses and pneumonic focuses could be localized. The spectrum of bacterial strains isolated from lung tissue did not differ significantly from that of a control group. Severe alterations of the testes, i.e. reduction of spermatogenesis, was present in a considerable number of cases. The high rate of myocarditis diagnosed (18%) supports the idea that besides acute intoxication, drug-related death is due to multifactorial origin.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0379-0738",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}