Skin Lesions as a Diagnostic Aid in Barbiturate Poisoning

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Abstract
ACCIDENTAL or suicidal ingestion of hypnotic drugs often results in the admission to the hospital of patients in deep coma. Although barbiturate intoxication is the leading cause of such clinical syndromes, it is not possible to make the diagnosis on clinical grounds alone. However, skin lesions may be helpful in early diagnosis of such cases.Case ReportA 55-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for treatment of coma secondary to drug ingestion on May 21, 1969. When found, she was deeply comatose; beside her bed was an empty bottle that had contained 30 capsules of a sedative made up . . .