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Andrew Duncan1, Andrew Taylor2, Elizabeth Leese3

  • 1Scottish Trace Element & Micronutrient Reference Laboratory, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK Andrew.duncan@ggc.scot.nhs.uk.

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry
|October 26, 2014
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A mysterious hospital death was investigated. Trace element analysis of the patient revealed extremely high arsenic levels, confirming arsenic poisoning as the cause of death.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Toxicology
  • Clinical Chemistry

Background:

  • A 50-year-old male patient presented with a mysterious death after hospital admission.
  • The patient had previously suggested the possibility of poisoning.

Observation:

  • Initial Coroner's post-mortem examination failed to determine the cause of death.
  • Subsequent comprehensive toxicological analysis was required.

Findings:

  • Trace element analysis of biological samples (liver, urine, blood, hair) revealed exceptionally high arsenic concentrations.
  • This confirmed arsenic poisoning as the definitive cause of the patient's demise.

Implications:

  • Highlights the importance of advanced analytical techniques in forensic investigations.
Keywords:
Toxicologyarsenichomicide

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  • Underscores the diagnostic value of trace element analysis in cases of suspected poisoning.
  • Emphasizes the need for thorough post-mortem investigations when initial findings are inconclusive.