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Title: | Fatal poisoning by ingestion of Taxus Baccata leaves | Authors: | Vladimir Pilija Maja Đurendić-Brenesel Stevan Miletić |
Keywords: | 3,5-Dimethoxyphenol;Fatal poisoning;GC–MS;Taxus baccata;Yew leaves | Issue Date: | 1-Sep-2018 | Journal: | Forensic Science International | Abstract: | © 2018 Elsevier B.V. In this report we describe a first suicide case in Serbia related to ingestion of Taxus baccata leaves. A 30-year old woman was found dead, and the green plant material in a plastic bag was found near her bed. Autopsy revealed dark green needle-like leaves in the stomach, similar to that contained in the plastic bag, and both were botanically identified as Taxus baccata, also known as yew. Using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS), 3,5-dimethoxyphenol (3,5-DMP) as toxicological evidence for the ingestion of yew leaves, was detected in biological samples. As the autopsy showed unspecific findings, and also the routine toxicological examination, based upon 3,5-DMP identification, the cause of death was determined to be suicide, caused by yew poisoning. | URI: | https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1322 | ISSN: | 3790738 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.07.017 |
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