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Fatal Chloroquine Poisoning — Clinical Course and Autopsy Findings

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Acta Medicinæ Legalis Vol. XLIV 1994

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Whereas chloroquine is a widely used medical drug for the treatment of malaria, amebiasis and rheumatic diseases, its intentional overdose is a rare event.

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  1. Emergency Department, University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090, Vienna, Austria

    M. Muhm, R. Malzer & A. N. Laggner

  2. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Vienna, Sensengasse 2, A-1090, Vienna, Austria

    H. Mortinger, R. Binder, T. Stimpfl, W. Vycudilik & G. Bauer

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  1. Institut de Médecine Légale, Université de Strasbourg, 11, rue Humann, F-67085, Strasbourg, France

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Muhm, M. et al. (1995). Fatal Chloroquine Poisoning — Clinical Course and Autopsy Findings. In: Mangin, P., Ludes, B. (eds) Acta Medicinæ Legalis Vol. XLIV 1994. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79523-7_56

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