| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97830 | Forensic Science International | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The report describes a fatal outcome in a 5-year-old male who died after drinking a fatal dose of ethanol at the party held by his parents.Urine and blood alcohol level of the deceased was 0.4 and 0.5 g/dL, what might explain the sudden death of the child. In addition, the analysis of the boy's hair demonstrated the presence of ethyl glucuronide (EtG), a marker of alcohol consumption; hair EtG concentration levels indicated that the boy might have occasionally imbibed alcohol prior to death. Pathological lesions of the liver observed in histopathology did not contradict such a hypothesis.
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Authors
Małgorzata Kłys, Krzysztof Woźniak, Sebastian Rojek, Ewa Rzepecka-Woźniak, Piotr Kowalski,