Unintentional lethal overdose with metildigoxin in a 36-week-old infant--post mortem tissue distribution of metildigoxin and its metabolites by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry.

A massive lethal overdose with beta-metildigoxin in a 36-week-old infant is presented. Determination of beta-metildigoxin and its metabolites digoxin, digoxigenin and digoxigenin-monodigitoxosid is achieved by a liquid chromatographic mass spectrometric (LC-MS/MS) method. Measured concentrations for beta-metildigoxin and digoxin in peripheral blood were 40.

Ethyl glucuronide findings in hair samples from the mummies of the Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo.

The Capuchin Catacombs of Palermo contain over 1800 preserved bodies: friars, priests and laypeople including men, women, and children. The bodies were accessible to family members who could visit the deceased and commemorate them through prayers. The "Sicily Mummy Project" analyzed hair samples from 38 mummies to determine the presence of ethyl glucuronide (EtG) using a routine procedure in our accredited laboratory of liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry.