Toluene abuse as a contributing factor in a case of fatal autoerotic asphyxia
Jazyk angličtina Země Irsko Médium print-electronic
Typ dokumentu kazuistiky, časopisecké články
PubMed
35421833
DOI
10.1016/j.legalmed.2022.102062
PII: S1344-6223(22)00050-5
Knihovny.cz E-zdroje
- Klíčová slova
- Autoerotic asphyxia, Autoerotic death, Death scene investigation, Intoxication, Toluene, Volatile substances,
- MeSH
- asfyxie etiologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- parafilie * komplikace MeSH
- poruchy spojené s užíváním psychoaktivních látek * komplikace MeSH
- sexuální chování MeSH
- toluen MeSH
- úrazy a nehody MeSH
- Check Tag
- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- kazuistiky MeSH
- Názvy látek
- toluen MeSH
Autoerotic asphyxia is a form of deviant sexual behavior that seeks sexual gratification by means of manipulation with one's own body resulting in asphyxia, and may sometimes turn out to be fatal. Autoerotic fatalities involving autoerotic asphyxia are divided into two groups: "typical" autoerotic fatalities involve mechanical compression of the neck, chest or abdomen, whereas "atypical" autoeroticism involves sexual self-stimulation by other means. Cases where asphyxiophilic behavior is accompanied by volatile substance abuse are reported to be rather rare, but may involve a high risk of fatal results. This paper presents a case of accidental "atypical" autoeroticism involving victim's abuse of toluene, which, combined with asphyxiophilic airway occlusion, led to death. For the sake of comprehensiveness, both a verbal description and a schematic representation of the major metabolic pathways of acute and chronic abuse metabolic markers is provided.
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