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Area of Science:

Toxicology
Forensic Medicine
Environmental Health

Background:

Arsenic intoxication is a rare but severe condition.
Criminal poisoning cases involving arsenic are exceptionally infrequent.
Understanding arsenic's toxic effects is crucial for diagnosis and public health.

Observation:

Two elderly individuals died from suspected criminal arsenic poisoning.
Clinical symptoms presented as severe gastroenteritis, rapidly progressing to refractory shock.
Post-mortem toxicological analysis revealed extremely high blood arsenic concentrations.

Findings:

Confirmed acute and chronic arsenic poisoning as the cause of death.
Blood arsenic levels were significantly elevated (579 and 21,765 microg/l).
The clinical presentation mimicked severe gastrointestinal illness.

Implications:

Highlights the need for considering arsenic poisoning in unexplained, rapid-onset fatalities.
Underscores the importance of forensic toxicology in criminal investigations.
Reinforces the potential for environmental toxins to be used as poisons.