Fatal 3-nitropropionic acid poisoning after consuming coconut water

TY - JOUR

T1 - Fatal 3-nitropropionic acid poisoning after consuming coconut water

AU - Birkelund, Thomas

AU - Johansen, Rakel F.

AU - Illum, Dorte G.

AU - Dyrskog, Stig Eric

AU - Østergaard, Jakob A.

AU - Falconer, Travis M.

AU - Andersen, Chris

AU - Fridholm, Helena

AU - Overballe-Petersen, Søren

AU - Jensen, Jørgen S.

PY - 2021/1

Y1 - 2021/1

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85098528129

U2 - 10.3201/eid2701.202222

DO - 10.3201/eid2701.202222

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 33350928

AN - SCOPUS:85098528129

SN - 1080-6040

VL - 27

SP - 278

EP - 280

JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases

JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases

IS - 1

ER -