A fatal case of cannabis body-packing : About an autopsy case report

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The body packing represents an illegal drug trafficking practice across the borders of certain countries. It has experienced enormous growth in recent years. The medical literature is rich in publications interested in body packaging of cocaine or heroin with sometimes lethal consequences. However, reported cases of cannabis body packing appear to be rare, sometimes underestimated, despite the notoriety of cannabis in the illegal drug market and its wide consumption around the world. We report in this work a forensic case of a cannabis body packer deceased due toa stercoral peritonitis secondary to a double perforation of thesigmoid and rectal colon.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Journal of forensic and legal medicine - 74(2020) vom: 15. Aug., Seite 102033

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ben Abderrahim, Sarra [VerfasserIn]
Gharbaoui, Meriem [VerfasserIn]
Zaara, Mohamed Amine [VerfasserIn]
Harzallah, Hana [VerfasserIn]
Allouche, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autopsy
Body packing
Cannabis
Case Reports
Forensic
Journal Article
Perforation

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Date Completed 22.02.2021

Date Revised 22.02.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jflm.2020.102033

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313440670