Research Progress of the Death Caused by Insulin Intoxication.
10.3969/j.issn.1004-5619.2016.06.015
- Author:
Li CHEN
1
;
Yan Xu LU
2
Author Information
1. Wuhai Public Security Bureau, Wuhai 016000, China.
2. Department of Forensic Medicine, China Criminal Police College, Shenyang 110035, China.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
forensic pathology;
insulin;
poisoning;
review
- MeSH:
Death;
Drug Overdose/diagnosis*;
Homicide;
Humans;
Insulin/poisoning*;
Suicide
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2016;32(6):452-454
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In recent years, with the sustained increase of the incidence of diabetes in humans and the wider use of exogenous insulin, the cases of inappropriate use and overdose of insulin is growing, even the cases of suicide and homicide using insulin. Through searching the literature at home and abroad about the mechanism, clinical and case report of poisoning and death caused by insulin intoxication, this paper reviews the mechanism, clinical manifestations, pathological changes, and forensic examination.
