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Suicide by self-administration of pethidine, propofol and anxiolytics : a case ...
Proença, Paula; Castanheira, Alice; Castanheira, Fernando; Monteiro, Carla; Simoes Da Silva, Beatriz; Franco, João Miguel; Corte Real, FranciscoBackground and aim: Recreational use of anesthetic and sedative agents in health care practitioners is becoming an increasing problem due to its easy availability and, therefore, they become vulnerable to misusing or abusing of these drugs. The authors present a fatal case involving a a 50-year-old man, nurse, found dead in a hospital room, in supine position, with intravenous access devices in the forearm that...
Dental abscess and “unexpected death”...
Costa, Margarida; Henriques de Gouveia, Rosa; Simoes Da Silva, Beatriz; Monsanto, Paula Venâncio; Cordeiro, Cristina; Corte Real, F.Even though we are living in an era of major technical-scientific advances and effective antimicrobial and antiviral therapy,dental infections are still the most important predisposing factors for head and neck infections. Odontogenic infections can cause severe complications, e.g. compromised airways, tissue necrosis, deep neck infections, mediastinitis, endocarditis and sepsis. These severe odontogenic infect...
Chorangioma and John Clarke
Henriques de Gouveia, Rosa; Simoes Da Silva, Beatriz; Corte Real, F.
Suicidal intoxication by copper sulphate
Fonte Santa, Jerónimo; Simoes Da Silva, Beatriz; Rita, MatosPortugal is traditionally an agricultural country, consequently intoxications by pesticides are very common. An 81 year old male, diabetic, with chronic renal failure, was admitted at the hospital with a suspicion of voluntary ingestion of copper sulfate. Four days later he died. At the autopsy it was possible to see a green colouration of the nails, (...)