An autopsy case of carbamazepine poisoning
Kinoshita, H.; Morikawa, K.; Kuze, A.; Nagasaki, Y.; Takahashi, M.; Nishiguchi, M.; Nishio, H.; Ueno, Y.; Jamal, M.; Kubo, Y.; Tanaka, N.; Ameno, K.
Soudni Lekarstvi 55(2): 22-24
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0371-1854 PMID: 21275226 Document Number: 646246
We present a case of fatal carbamazepine poisoning. Quantitative analysis of carbamazepine using high performance liquid chromatography, revealed that the concentrations of carbamazepine were 50.2 microg/ml in the femoral venous blood and 60.3 microg/ml in the heart blood, respectively, and many unabsorbed tablets were also observed in the stomach contents. We concluded that the cause of death was due to carbamazepine overdose.