Case report: Death caused by multi-organ metastatic calcifications as a result of intramuscular injections with paraffin oil

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  • Søren Reinhold Jakobsen
  • Marta Diaz-delCastillo
  • Martin Blomberg Jensen
  • Thomas Levin Andersen
  • Eldrup, Ebbe
  • Trine Skov Nielsen

In this forensic case report, we present autopsy findings from a young male in his thirties who had been self-injecting paraffin oil into his upper extremities 8 years prior to death. The injections induced an inflammatory response, leading to granuloma formation. This, in turn, resulted in severe hypercalcemia. The external autopsy examination revealed gross macroscopic ulcerations and enlargement of upper extremities, while calcifications of ligaments, heart, kidneys and dura mater was revealed on postmortem CT-scans. Histopathological examination showed extensive multiorgan metastatic calcifications in several tissues including the lungs, heart and kidney. Cause of death was estimated to be the extensive calcific deposits in the heart likely resulting in cardiac arrest. To our knowledge this is the first case reporting findings from an autopsy in which the cause of death was linked to cosmetic oil injections.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101749
JournalBone Reports
Volume20
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

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  • Cosmetic oil injections, Forensic medicine, Hypercalcemia, Paraffinoma, Postmortem computed tomography

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