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Case Reports
. 1979 Aug;83(3):265-72.
doi: 10.1007/BF02333330.

[Forensic aspects of digoxin-poisoning: toxicological and morphological findings (author's transl)]

[Article in German]
W Arnold, K Püschel
Case Reports

[Forensic aspects of digoxin-poisoning: toxicological and morphological findings (author's transl)]

[Article in German]
W Arnold et al. Z Rechtsmed. 1979 Aug.

Abstract

Case report. A 82 year old woman died 80 min after accidental ingestion of 5 mg beta-methyl-digoxin. The autopsy and the histological examination revealed non-specific alterations due to shock and preexisting coronary heart disease. Digoxin levels in various fluids and tissues were estimated by radioimmunoassay: bloodplasma 20--25 ng/ml, liquor 10--13 ng/ml, liver 100--110 ng/g, kidney 130--145 ng/g; the gastric fluid contained 0,6 mg. Forensic aspects of glycosid-intoxication, especially of the varying concentrations in different tissues, are discussed.

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