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FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL
Volume 220, Issue 1-3, Pages E5-E8Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.01.032
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Forensic pathology; Necroscopic; Cadmium poisoning
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Pollution associated with population growth, and with industrial and urban development has led to a serious decline in the water quality of Chinese rivers. Cadmium (Cd) is recognized as one of the most toxic metals and is strongly accumulated by organisms. Humans are exposed to cadmium originating from the environment and from industrial pollution. In spite of thousands of published studies on Cd, there is little information on its pathological features seen in human autopsy. The gross and pathological findings of forensic autopsies of two case of cadmium poisoning are presented and related to an epidemiological investigation. In both cases, multiple organ damage was observed, involving brain, lung, liver, kidney, red blood cells, and platelets, which is consistent with reports in the literature. In particular, in both cases, transmission electron microscopy revealed a large number of dense lysosomal and phagocytic particles in the cytoplasm near the nucleus, indicating the need for a genotoxic study of cadmium. Our observations provide new clues for the future recognition and prevention of Cd poisoning. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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