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Sudden Cardiac Death of a Body Packer Due to Cocaine Cardiotoxicity

Author(s) -

Parthasarathi Pramanik,

Raghvendra Kumar Vidua

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

clinical medicine insights pathology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1179-5557

DOI - 10.4137/cpath.s41070

Subject(s) - cardiotoxicity , autopsy , histopathology , medicine , sudden cardiac death , sudden death , forensic pathology , anesthesia , cardiology , toxicity , pathology

This article presents a case of sudden cardiac death due to the effects of cocaine concealed in the body of a male drug smuggler in his 40s, a so-called body packer. A total of 57 body packets filled with cocaine powder were discovered in his body cavities. The detailed autopsy examination, including histopathology and toxicology findings, is discussed with the aim of describing the mechanism of cocaine intoxication in the body packer and an analysis of cocaine-induced cardiotoxicity and sudden death.

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