Fatal Poisoning with Both Dichlorvos and Phenthoate. 2018

Akina Nara, and Chiho Yamada, and Takanori Kodama, and Kanju Saka, and Tetsuya Takagi
Division of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 4-4-1 Komatsushima, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi, 981-8558, Japan.

Organophosphates are widely used as pesticides. However, organophosphates are occasionally orally ingested to commit suicide. In this case, a man in his late 80s committed suicide by ingesting both dichlorvos and phenthoate. Autopsy findings revealed a characteristic volatile odor from his mouth, stomach, lungs, liver, and kidneys. The esophageal mucosa was denatured and had lost elasticity. Serum cholinesterase activity was 9 IU/L. Toxicological analyses performed using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry revealed that dichlorvos concentrations in the left and right cardiac blood samples were 11.6 and 4.6 μg/mL, respectively. Phenthoate concentrations in the left and right cardiac blood samples were 5.8 and 0.51 μg/mL, respectively. The total amounts of dichlorvos and phenthoate in the stomach were 7.35 and 4.55 g, respectively. The case history, autopsy findings, and toxicological analyses indicated that the cause of death was acute fatal poisoning after oral ingestion of both dichlorvos and phenthoate.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009946 Organothiophosphorus Compounds Compounds containing carbon-phosphorus bonds in which the phosphorus component is also bonded to one or more sulfur atoms. Many of these compounds function as CHOLINERGIC AGENTS and as INSECTICIDES. Compounds, Organothiophosphorus
D004006 Dichlorvos An organophosphorus insecticide that inhibits ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE. DDVP,Dichlofos,Dichlorophos,Dimethyl Dichlorovinyl Phosphate,Divipan,Novotox,Phosphoric acid 2,2-dichloroethenyl dimethyl ester,Phosphoric acid 2,2 dichloroethenyl dimethyl ester
D005766 Gastrointestinal Contents The contents included in all or any segment of the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. Digestive Tract Contents,Intestinal Contents,Stomach Contents,GI Contents,Digestive Tract Content,GI Content,Gastrointestinal Content,Intestinal Content,Stomach Content
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D013405 Suicide The act of killing oneself. Suicides
D062025 Organophosphate Poisoning Poisoning due to exposure to ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS, such as ORGANOPHOSPHATES; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHATES; and ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHONATES. Organophosphorus Poisoning,Organothiophosphate Poisoning,Organothiophosphonate Poisoning,Organophosphate Poisonings,Organothiophosphate Poisonings,Organothiophosphonate Poisonings,Poisoning, Organophosphate,Poisoning, Organothiophosphate,Poisoning, Organothiophosphonate,Poisonings, Organophosphate,Poisonings, Organothiophosphate,Poisonings, Organothiophosphonate

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