Hédouin V, Révuelta E, Bécart A, Tournel G, Deveaux M, Gosset D
Service de Médecine Légale et Pénitentiaire, CHRU de Lille, Hôpital Salengro, France.
Forensic Sci Int. 1999 Jan 4;99(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/s0379-0738(98)00179-0.
In response to a recent article published in this review, we present in this paper, an unusual case of fatal salt water intoxication. In this case, we point out three special features, the type of water ingested, the physiopathologic consequences of the ingestion and the very strange context of occurrence. This complex case allows us to point out complications due to salt poisoning and others caused by water intoxication.