Suicide of a man with known allergy to fish protein by ingesting tinned fish
Vera Sterzik, Vanessa Drendel, Michael Will & Michael Bohnert
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abstract
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On a day in November, the body of a 31-year-old man was found near a
swimming lake with two open and partly emptied fish tins lying next
to him. Further investigations showed that the man had been allergic
to fish protein and suffered from severe depression and drug
psychosis. Already some days before the suicide, he had repeatedly
asked for fish to kill himself. Although the results of the chemical
and toxicological examinations were negative, the autopsy findings
and histological tests suggest that death was caused by an
anaphylactic reaction.
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citation
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Sterzik V, Drendel V, Will M, Bohnert M. Suicide of a man with known
allergy to fish protein by ingesting tinned fish. Forensic Sci Int
2012; 221:e4-6.
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type
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journal paper/review (English)
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date of publishing
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19-06-2012
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journal title
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Forensic Sci Int (221/1-3)
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ISSN electronic
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1872-6283
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pages
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e4-6
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PubMed
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22721933
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DOI
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10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.02.002
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