Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 1

A Case of Fatal Accidental High Speed Diesel Ingestion

  • Author:
  • Rajib Prasad1, Amita Majumdar (Giri)2, Jagadish Biswas3, Vivek Kumar3, Saikat Saha4, Amit Sarkar4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 181 to 183

1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, N.B. Medical College

2Professor, Department of Pathology, N.B. Medical College

3PGT, Final Year, Department of Forensic Medicine, N.B. Medical College

4PGT, 2nd Year, Department of Forensic Medicine, N.B. Medical College

Online published on 5 January, 2015.

Abstract

A fatal case of accidental diesel (high speed) ingestion was brought to Department of Forensic Medicine, North Bengal Medical College for Medico-legal autopsy with a history of accidental ingestion 12 days ago followed by hospitalisation as a case of chemical pneumonitis. The macroscopic autopsy findings supported by histopathological examination findings are being displayed in the poster presentation.

Keywords

Accidental Poisoning, High Speed Diesel Ingestion, Chemical Pneumonitis, Consolidation, Tubular Necrosis, Glomerular Congestion, Hemosiderin Laden Macrophage