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Fatal cerebellar haemorrhage due to phenprocoumon poisoning.
J. BeckerCh. RittnerK H Meyer Zum BüschenfeldeThomas Höhlersubject
VitaminAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyBrain DeathPoison controlGastroenterologyPathology and Forensic MedicinePhenprocoumonchemistry.chemical_compoundCerebellar DiseasesInternal medicineVitamin K deficiencyMedicineHumansCause of deathCerebral HemorrhageClotting factorDose-Response Relationship Drugbusiness.industryWarfarinBrainmedicine.diseaseSurgerychemistryPhenprocoumonVitamin K DeficiencyBlood Coagulation TestsDifferential diagnosisDrug Overdosebusinessmedicine.drugdescription
A 32-year-old patient died of a cerebellar haemorrhage and the blood coagulation analysis before death suggested defective synthesis of vitamin K-dependent clotting factors due to vitamin K deficiency. The post-mortem toxicological examination of different tissues revealed phenprocoumon poisoning as the cause of death. The differential diagnosis of vitamin K deficiency and the toxicology of hydroxycoumarins are discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-09-01 | International journal of legal medicine |