Planned complex occupation-related suicide by sulfuric acid ingestion and thorax stab wound : case report

Abstract EN

Sulfuric acid is a colorless, odorless liquid, which causes typical injury patterns such as cutaneous and ocular burns, respiratory complications from inhalation, and ingestion injuries (coagulative necrosis of the mucosa, gastric and intestinal perforations) with significant dermal and mucosal injury because of its corrosive action.

Most injuries caused by sulfuric acid ingestion are accidental, especially in the pediatric population.

Intentional cases of ingestion have rarely been reported in adults as a method of suicide following a major depressive disorder.

In this paper, we report the case of a 44-year-old woman who was found dead outside her home with a retained fillet knife embedded in her left chest wall and cutaneous chemical burns extending from her mouth down her chin and anterior torso.

During the crime scene investigation, a half