A fatal maprotiline intoxication

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1985 Mar;6(1):45-7. doi: 10.1097/00000433-198503000-00009.

Abstract

A fatal maprotiline intoxication is presented. The postmortem anatomical and toxicologic findings are discussed, as is the mechanism of maprotiline toxicity. This report is, to the best of our knowledge, the sixth fatal maprotiline poisoning in the medical literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anthracenes / poisoning*
  • Autopsy
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Male
  • Maprotiline / blood
  • Maprotiline / poisoning*
  • Monitoring, Physiologic

Substances

  • Anthracenes
  • Maprotiline