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Tödliche Vergiftung durch Chloroquin

Fatal chloroquine poisoning

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In the organs of a 27 year old man who had died suddenly with prior symptoms of an acute intoxication (nausea, vomiting, loss of consciousness and convulsions), approximately 4 gm of chloroquine were detected, calculated on the basis of total weight of soft tissue. The concentration of the substance was particularly high in the liver.

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In den Organen eines 27jährigen Mannes, der unter akuten Intoxikationszeichen (übelkeit, Erbrechen, Bewu\tlosigkeit, Krämpfe) plötzlich verstorben war, fanden sich auf das Gesamtgewicht der Weichteile berechnet etwa 4 g Chloroquin. Besonders hoch war dabei die Wirkstoffkonzentration in der Leber.

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Klug, E., Schneider, V. Tödliche Vergiftung durch Chloroquin. Arch. Toxikol. 26, 176–178 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00577804

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