Autopsy case: Vitiligo death from self-medication by Ammi visnaga poisoning

a Benyousef, Azeddine Essadi, Badreddine Zarhouni, Mohammed Ouali, Elias M Numbi, Jihad Aarab, Samir Nya, Abdelmalek Essaadi University Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Forensic Medicine Department, Mohammed VI University Hospital

Medico-Legal Journal

Published online on October 28, 2025

Abstract

Medico-Legal Journal, Volume 94, Issue 1, Page 60-64, March 2026.
We report a fatal case ofAmmi visnagapoisoning at Tangier’s Forensic Medicine Department.An 18-year-old woman self-medicated withAmmi visnagapowder to treat her vitiligo. She experienced a wide range of symptoms and rapid clinical deterioration with a ...