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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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Autores principales: 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.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7774558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33350928
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2701.202222