Fatal oral ingestion of a sectioned transdermal fentanyl patch in an opioid-naïve youth with gender incongruence: a forensic case report from Japan.

Miura H, Miyao M, Furukawa S, Kawai C, Tateno M, Ayatollahi PS, Abiru H, Nagai H, Minami H, Tomohisa A, Sasao A, Sano R, Namera A, Nishitani Y

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DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.103018
Published: 2026 Oct 8
Container: Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.103018,
  title = {Fatal oral ingestion of a sectioned transdermal fentanyl patch in an opioid-naïve youth with gender incongruence: a forensic case report from Japan.},
  author = {Miura H and Miyao M and Furukawa S and Kawai C and Tateno M and Ayatollahi PS and Abiru H and Nagai H and Minami H and Tomohisa A and Sasao A and Sano R and Namera A and Nishitani Y},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)},
  doi = {10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.103018},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.103018}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Fatal oral ingestion of a sectioned transdermal fentanyl patch in an opioid-naïve youth with gender incongruence: a forensic case report from Japan.
AU  - Miura H
AU  - Miyao M
AU  - Furukawa S
AU  - Kawai C
AU  - Tateno M
AU  - Ayatollahi PS
AU  - Abiru H
AU  - Nagai H
AU  - Minami H
AU  - Tomohisa A
AU  - Sasao A
AU  - Sano R
AU  - Namera A
AU  - Nishitani Y
PY  - 2026
JO  - Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
DO  - 10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.103018
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H, M., M, M., S, F., C, K., M, T., PS, A., H, A., H, N., H, M., A, T., A, S., R, S., A, N., & Y, N. (2026). Fatal oral ingestion of a sectioned transdermal fentanyl patch in an opioid-naïve youth with gender incongruence: a forensic case report from Japan.. Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.103018

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