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Nitrobenzene is a synthetic organic compound, pale yellow in colour, freely soluble in alcohol, with a pleasant odour like that of bitter almonds or shoe polish. It is widely used in chemical industry, and is present in commercial products such as shoe and metal polish, ink, paint remover and soap. Poisoning due to nitrobenzene is usually chronic in nature, mainly due to occupational exposure, except for a few acute cases of industrial accidents or suicides. We report three cases of fatal nitrobenzene poisoning through oral ingestion. All persons consumed alcohol prior to, or along with nitrobenzene. The alleged manner of poisoning was different in every case (one case each of homicide, suicide and accident). Clinical features, autopsy findings and medicolegal aspects of nitrobenzene poisoning are discussed.
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Pseudoaneurysm is a rare condition arising from disruption in arterial wall with blood dissecting into the tissues around the damaged artery creating a perfused sac that communicates with the arterial lumen. Its incidence is on rise due to increase in endovascular procedures, hemodialysis and intravenous drug abuse. Here we report an young male who was found by a NGO worker, lying on roadside near a Mandir with a pulsatile inguinal swelling and blood oozing out from it. He was taken immediately to emergency department of LN Hospital. He was a rickshaw puller and known drug addict. The swelling was diagnosed as pseudo-aneurysm of common femoral artery on clinical examination and by Doppler ultrasonogrphy. He was referred to CTVS department and admitted there for surgery. In the meanwhile, he collapsed in the hospital toilet and died due to hemorrhagic shock consequent upon rupture of pseudoaneurysm of femoral artery. In this report the gross and histopathological findings of pseudo-aneurysm of common femoral artery were described in autopsy.