PMID- 9004465
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19970401
LR  - 20151119
IS  - 0145-6296 (Print)
IS  - 0145-6296 (Linking)
VI  - 39
IP  - 1
DP  - 1997 Feb
TI  - Death following intentional methyl bromide poisoning: toxicological data and 
      literature review.
PG  - 30-4
AB  - A case of fatal poisoning due to ingestion-inhalation of methyl bromide (MeBr) is 
      presented. In previously reported fatalities due to MeBr inhalation, only 
      inorganic bromide levels in biological specimens were reported. Intact MeBr has 
      not been isolated from human tissues following exposure. In the present case, 
      MeBr was detected, confirmed and quantitated in various biological samples by 
      headspace gas chromatography, and the clinical manifestations and autopsy 
      findings are described. Postmortem MeBr peripheral blood concentration was 3.3 
      micrograms/mL and in subclavian blood was 3.8 micrograms/mL. Lung, brain, adrenal 
      gland, kidney, liver and testis MeBr was 2.9, 3.5, 3.4, 2.6, 1.9 and 2.8 
      micrograms/g respectively; MeBr in bile was 1.2 micrograms/mL. Inorganic bromide 
      concentrations were 530, 30, 310 and 130 micrograms/g in blood, brain, kidney and 
      adrenal gland respectively.
FAU - Michalodimitrakis, M N
AU  - Michalodimitrakis MN
AD  - Department of Forensic Pathology, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, 
      Voutes, Greece.
FAU - Tsatsakis, A M
AU  - Tsatsakis AM
FAU - Christakis-Hampsas, M G
AU  - Christakis-Hampsas MG
FAU - Trikilis, N
AU  - Trikilis N
FAU - Christodoulou, P
AU  - Christodoulou P
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Vet Hum Toxicol
JT  - Veterinary and human toxicology
JID - 7704194
RN  - 0 (Hydrocarbons, Brominated)
RN  - 9V42E1Z7B6 (methyl bromide)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Fatal Outcome
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hydrocarbons, Brominated/pharmacokinetics/*poisoning
MH  - Male
MH  - Suicide
MH  - Tissue Distribution
EDAT- 1997/02/01 00:00
MHDA- 1997/02/01 00:01
CRDT- 1997/02/01 00:00
PHST- 1997/02/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1997/02/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1997/02/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Vet Hum Toxicol. 1997 Feb;39(1):30-4.