AUTHOR=Takei Sella , Kinoshita Hiroshi , Kumihashi Mitsuru , Jamal Mostofa , Abe Hiroko , Kimura Shoji 

TITLE=Case report: An autopsy case of pilsicainide poisoning

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Pharmacology

VOLUME=14

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2023.1090265

DOI=10.3389/fphar.2023.1090265

ISSN=1663-9812

ABSTRACT=<p>We present a fatal case of pilsicainide poisoning. Quantitative toxicological analysis revealed that the concentrations of pilsicainide in femoral blood and urine samples were 17.5 μg/mL and 136.9 μg/mL, respectively. No morphological changes due to poisoning were observed. Based on the autopsy findings, results of the toxicological examination, and investigation by the authorities, we concluded that the cause of death was due to pilsicainide poisoning.</p>