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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2021· item PMID:33350928

Fatal 3-Nitropropionic Acid Poisoning after Consuming Coconut Water. We describe the fatal course of a patient with initial symptoms of vomiting and nausea who developed symptoms of dystonia, encephalopathy, and coma. The cause of death was poisoning with 3-nitropropionic acid from coconut water spoiled with the fungus Arthrinium saccharicola. We present the clinical findings and forensic analysis.