Post Mortem Chemical Poisoning Flashcards
1
Q
Cutaneous stains
Delayed putrefaction
Blackened lips
Soft corroded, whitened tongue and MM
A
Sulfuric acid
2
Q
No external staining
Angle of mouth whitish, opaque, inflamed
A
HCl
3
Q
Yellow cutaneous stains
Similar findings to HCl
A
Nitric acid
4
Q
Patchy erosion of MM
Inflamed oropharyngeal
A
Ammonia
5
Q
Brownish and shrunken stains at angles of mouth, chin and cheeks
Characteristic odor is sickeningly sweet and tarry
A
Phenol and derivatives
6
Q
Whole body has shrunken appearance
Hands and feet cyanotic
Delayed putrefaction
A
Acute arsenic
7
Q
Body emaciated Hair scarce pigmentation with eczematous erruptions Yellowish brown skin Localized thickening of skin
A
Chronic arsenic
8
Q
Emaciated Icterus Enlarged parotids Wasting of upper extremities Gout
A
Lead
9
Q
Early rigor mortis Skin bright pink Hypostasis lighter in color Face pale Dilated pupils Froth
A
Hydrocyanic acid
10
Q
Dirty yellow stains Tissue swelling MM slightly reddened eroded, dark Membrane detached Submucous choco or black
A
Caustics
