Burning Desire: Insect toxin, aphrodisiac, and poison

An animal that poisons without biting or stinging. An infamous aphrodisiac behind centuries of terrible decisions. And a blistering substance used as a murder weapon. Your patient. Your diagnosis. Your decision. An interactive forensic toxicology case involving animal-derived exposure, severe skin and urinary-tract injury, internal burns, gastrointestinal symptoms, kidney damage, and a long history of malicious poisoning. Send us Fan Mail