TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - [Differential diagnostics of stomach contents showing blue discoloration]
JO  - Archiv für Kriminologie
A1  - Nadjem, Hadi
A1  - Perdekamp, Markus Grosse
A1  - Auwärter, Volker
A1  - Stefan, Pollak
A1  - Thierauf, Annette
SP  - 23
EP  - 32
VL  - 227
IS  - 1-2
N2  - A 42-year-old man evidently had died from an intoxication. On the basis of the findings at scene it was primarily assumed that the man had ingested a larger quantity of an ethylene glycol-containing antifreeze for suicidal purposes. The man was said to have had an alcohol problem and did not only consume drinking alcohol, but also other alcoholic liquids. At autopsy, a bluish liquid with an aromatic smell was found in the oesophagus and stomach. However, toxicological analyses did not furnish evidence of ethylene glycol--as expected--but a potentially fatal concentration of ethanol (blood alcohol concentration 4.01 per mille). The blue colour (patent blue C.I.42051) came from a liquid used in the wind-screen washer system in winter, which now contains ethanol (denatured with 2-butanone) instead of ethylene glycol. The results of the toxicological findings including the analysis of congener alcohols and the differential diagnostics of blue-coloured stomach contents are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0003-9225
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -