Fatal 3-Nitropropionic Acid Poisoning after Consuming Coconut Water

Fatal 3-Nitropropionic Acid Poisoning after Consuming Coconut Water

We describe the fatal course of a patient with initial symptoms of vomiting and nausea who developed symptoms of dystonia, encephalopathy, and coma. The cause of death was poisoning with 3-nitropropionic acid from coconut water spoiled with the fungus Arthrinium saccharicola. We present the clinical...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2021-01, Vol.27 (1), p.278-280
Hauptverfasser: Birkelund, Thomas, Johansen, Rakel F, Illum, Dorte G, Dyrskog, Stig Eric, Østergaard, Jakob A, Falconer, Travis M, Andersen, Chris, Fridholm, Helena, Overballe-Petersen, Søren, Jensen, Jørgen S
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Sprache:eng
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3-nitropropionic acid
Acidosis
Arthrinium saccharicola
Body temperature
Causes of
Chemical properties
Coconut
Coconut palm
Coma
Consciousness
Critical care
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Dispatch
DNA
Edema
Electrocardiography
Encephalitis
Epidemics
Fatal 3-Nitropropionic Acid Poisoning after Consuming Coconut Water
Food poisoning
fungi
Health aspects
Intensive care
Magnetic resonance imaging
Metabolism
Poisoning
Sugarcane
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Zusammenfassung:We describe the fatal course of a patient with initial symptoms of vomiting and nausea who developed symptoms of dystonia, encephalopathy, and coma. The cause of death was poisoning with 3-nitropropionic acid from coconut water spoiled with the fungus Arthrinium saccharicola. We present the clinical findings and forensic analysis.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2701.202222