[Autopsy case of aspirin intoxication: distribution of salicylic acid and salicyluric acid in body fluid and organs]

Chudoku Kenkyu. 2007 Oct;20(4):375-80.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 52 year-old woman ingested approximately 300 tablets (325 mg) of aspirin in a suicide attempt. We analyzed the concentrations of salicylic acid (SA) and salicyluric acid (SUA) in body fluids and organs using a modified previous high-performance liquid chromatographic method. The concentrations of SA in heart and femoral blood were 1.1 mg/mL and 1.3 mg/mL, respectively; the results were far higher than the lethal level. The concentration of SA was 0.3-0.4 mg/g in brain, 0.9-1.4 mg/g in lung, 0.6-0.8 mg/g in liver and 0.9 mg/mL in kidney.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aspirin / metabolism*
  • Aspirin / poisoning*
  • Autopsy*
  • Body Fluids / chemistry*
  • Brain Chemistry*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Female
  • Hippurates / analysis*
  • Humans
  • Kidney / chemistry
  • Liver / chemistry
  • Lung / chemistry
  • Middle Aged
  • Myocardium / chemistry*
  • Salicylic Acid / analysis*
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Hippurates
  • salicylurate
  • Salicylic Acid
  • Aspirin