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  • Title: [Soap abortion and fat embolism].
    Author: Seifert B, Beibbert M, Bettzieche H.
    Journal: Zentralbl Gynakol; 1973 Aug 17; 95(33):1159-62. PubMed ID: 4767217.
    Abstract:
    Autopsy results in 9 cases of illegal soap abortion are reported. In 2 cases, death occurred very shortly after the abortion and was due to air embolism. Fatty liver was a common finding, and was more pronounced in patients who had survived longer. fatty substances had been forced mechanically into the vessels of the uterus and placenta. Lung tissue was surprisingly rich in neutral fats, and presented the typical picture of traumatic fat embolism. It is believed that the fatal outcomes of soap abortions are due to soap poisoning, which results in insufficiency of the clearing factors, disturbing the stability of the neutral fat emulsions. The effects of fats mechanically forced into the bloodstream are of lesser importance.
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