Thread: Forensic toxicology

Hi frnds!!!
I was thnkng of startng a thread on forensic toxicology.

We can post on common poisons, medicolegal importance, toxic doses, signs n symptms, latest treatment, post mortem findings, n even post mortem report format.

Waiting for ur response...Cheers!!

Hippus:Alternate contraction and dilatation of the pupils.Occurs in aconite poisoning.
Magnan's symptom or cocaine bugs:Characteristic of cocaine habit (cocainism,cocainophagia,cocainomania).A feeling of grains of sand lying under the skin or of insects crawling on the skingiving rise to an itching sensation(tactile hallucinations).

I am still pretty green at toxicology despite having an exam next week, but i recently did a report on CO poisoning so here goes.

Carbon monoxide is an odourless, colourless gas which is lethal at small doses, 1 molecule for 1999 of air can be lethal. It is often misdiagnosed and more often than not leads to longterm sequelae like behavioural changes. It is also one of the causes of sick building syndrome.

all this info and more on CO poisoning can be found at

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