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Influence of blood thiosulfate produced by postmortem changes for the diagnosis of hydrogen sulfide poisoning in forensic autopsy

Masaaki Suzuka

Masaaki Suzuka

Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
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Suzuka, Masaaki
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Shigeki Jin

Shigeki Jin

  • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
  • Center for Cause of Death Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
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Jin, Shigeki
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Akiko Takeuchi

Akiko Takeuchi

Center for Cause of Death Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
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Takeuchi, Akiko
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Manabu Murakami

Manabu Murakami

Center for Medical Education and International Relations, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
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Murakami, Manabu
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Keiko Takahashi

Keiko Takahashi

Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
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Kotaro Matoba

Kotaro Matoba

  • Department of Forensic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
  • Center for Cause of Death Investigation, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido UniversityHokkaido, Japan
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Dec 16, 2024
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Article Category: Brief communications (original)
Published Online: Dec 16, 2024
Page range: 281 - 286
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abm-2024-0035
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Figure 1.

Correlation between PMI and TS conc. in all samples. PMI, postmortem interval; TS conc., thiosulfate concentration.
Correlation between PMI and TS conc. in all samples. PMI, postmortem interval; TS conc., thiosulfate concentration.

Figure 2.

Correlation between PMI and TS conc. in the severely decomposed group. PMI, postmortem interval; TS conc., thiosulfate concentration.
Correlation between PMI and TS conc. in the severely decomposed group. PMI, postmortem interval; TS conc., thiosulfate concentration.

Figure 3.

Correlation between PMI and TS conc. in the partially decomposed group. PMI, postmortem interval; TS conc., thiosulfate concentration.
Correlation between PMI and TS conc. in the partially decomposed group. PMI, postmortem interval; TS conc., thiosulfate concentration.

Baseline characteristics and thiosulfate concentration among the severely decomposed, partially decomposed, and non-composed groups

Severely decomposed group (n = 19) Partially decomposed group (n = 19) Non-decomposed group (n = 19)
Males 12 14 11
Females 7 5 8
Age (years) 58.8 ± 20.0 [27–87] 58.0 ± 24.0 [19–86] 53.0 ± 25.0 [2–92]
PMI (days) 34.2 ± 41.6 [3–150] 6.1 ± 3.7 [2–14] 1.4 ± 0.7 [0.5–3]
TS conc. (μmol/L) 70.9 ± 84.6 [10.5–266.6] 16.3 ± 18.3 [0.1–52.7] 1.7 ± 1.1 [0.1–3.6]

The number of cases classified by thiosulfate concentration

Thiosulfate concentration range (μmol/L)
<4 4–14 >14
Severely decomposed group 0 2 17
Partially decomposed group 7 4 8
Non-decomposed group 19 0 0
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