28Feb 2017

CARDIAC TOXICITY AFTER ACUTE YELLOW PHOSPOROUS INGESTION: CASE REPORT.

  • Associate Professor, Dept of General Medicine, Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute Of Medical Sciences And Research Foundation ,Chinaoutpalli ,Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
  • Senior Residents, Dept of General Medicine, Siddhartha Medical College ,Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Yellow phosphorus is an inorganic substance used in fire crackers, fertilizers, and as rodenticide. It has very strong garlicky odor and the toxic dose ranges from 15-100 mg. Therefore, in a 70 kg adult the dose would be approximately 0.2-1.4 mg/kg [1]. The fatality rate has previously been reported to be between 10-50% [2].The present study report a case of acute yellow phosphorous due to intentional ingestion causing fulminant hepatic failure with cardiovascular involvement of atrial fibriilation and acute inferolateral myocardial infarction. Thereafter, we evaluate the challenges in appropriate management of the case.

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[Ch. Manojkumar, K. S. KeerthiVyas and Y. Sai Krishna. (2017); CARDIAC TOXICITY AFTER ACUTE YELLOW PHOSPOROUS INGESTION: CASE REPORT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 2445-2449] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. K.S. KEERTHI VYAS
Senior Resident, Dept of General Medicine, Siddhartha Medical College ,Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3428      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3428

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