ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1982
Page Count: 3

Phenol Poisoning: Three Fatal Cases
Soares, ER
Third-year medical student, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC

Tift, JP
Associate chief medical examiner, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, NC

(Received 6 February 1981; accepted 2 December 1981)

Abstract

Phenol poisoning, although less common now than in the early part of this century, still occurs. The fatal cases discussed include the ingestion and percutaneous absorption of phenol. Death appeared to be the result of central nervous system toxicity and respiratory failure, the common autopsy finding being pulmonary edema. Blood concentrations of phenol were determined in two cases.

Keywords:
toxicology, phenol, poisons, Castellani's paint

Paper ID: JFS12184J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12184J
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