Homicidal aluminium phosphide poisoning.
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2005-06
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Dead body of a female was brought for postmortem examination at the mortuary of New Civil Hospital, Surat. History revealed that her husband had given three tablets to her on the pretext that these tablets would help in the birth of a male child. She became ill soon after consuming the tablets and died within 12 hours of ingestion while under treatment. Autopsy revealed death from aluminium phosphide poisoning. This unusual case is presented here.
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aluminium phosphide, homicide
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Agarwal SS, Kumar L, Kumar S, Sheikh I. Homicidal aluminium phosphide poisoning. Journal of the Indian Society of Toxicology. 2005 Jun; 1(2): 49-50.