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A fatal case of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone poisoning: coexistence of α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone and α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone in blood and/or hair

verfasst von: Akira Namera, Shumari Urabe, Takeshi Saito, Aiko Torikoshi-Hatano, Hiroaki Shiraishi, Yousuke Arima, Masataka Nagao

Erschienen in: Forensic Toxicology | Ausgabe 2/2013

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Abstract

We report a fatal case of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) poisoning. A 35-year-old woman was taken to a nearby hospital after she was found unconscious. MDPV (1,200 ng/ml) and α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone (α-PBP; 200 ng/ml) were detected in her cardiac blood. Hair segments from the victim were also analyzed to confirm chronic drug use. MDPV and α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone (α-PVP) were found in many of the segments tested with the highest MDPV concentration at 22 ng/10-mm hair. We concluded that the woman died of acute MDPV poisoning, and that she had abused MDPV and α-PVP for a long time. To our knowledge, this is the first report dealing with MDPV in human hair segments, and with α-PBP in human specimens.

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Titel: A fatal case of 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone poisoning: coexistence of α-pyrrolidinobutiophenone and α-pyrrolidinovalerophenone in blood and/or hair
verfasst von: Akira Namera
Shumari Urabe
Takeshi Saito
Aiko Torikoshi-Hatano
Hiroaki Shiraishi
Yousuke Arima
Masataka Nagao
Publikationsdatum: 01.07.2013
Verlag: Springer Japan
Erschienen in: Forensic Toxicology / Ausgabe 2/2013
Print ISSN: 1860-8965
Elektronische ISSN: 1860-8973
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-013-0192-7

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