Accidental poisoning with aluminum phosphide presenting with excessive cholinergic symptoms with response to atropine: A case report
Accidental poisoning in children, though underreported in our environment, is common and could prove fatal. It is important to identify the primary chemical agent that is responsible for the poisoning. We present a case of accidental ingestion of fish poisoned with aluminum phosphide (AlP) used as r...
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oai:doaj.org-article:7fcea9b12e0444e0a74a08fc021222eb2021-12-02T19:02:52ZAccidental poisoning with aluminum phosphide presenting with excessive cholinergic symptoms with response to atropine: A case report2231-07702249-446410.4103/ajm.ajm_156_20https://doaj.org/article/7fcea9b12e0444e0a74a08fc021222eb2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.ajm_156_20https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Accidental poisoning in children, though underreported in our environment, is common and could prove fatal. It is important to identify the primary chemical agent that is responsible for the poisoning. We present a case of accidental ingestion of fish poisoned with aluminum phosphide (AlP) used as rat poisoning by a 14-month-old girl. At presentation, the actual chemical content of the poison was not available and clinical features were suggestive of organophosphate poisoning. She was commenced on atropine together with other treatment, on which she made remarkable improvement. The atropine was continued with complete resolution of symptoms on the third day of admission. We, therefore, report a serendipitous use of atropine in the management of AlP poisoning with successful outcome.Abubakar Muhammad ShakurNuhu Abubakar GarbaIbrahim AhmaduDaniel ApollosMustafa O AsaniIbrahim AliyuThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articlealuminum phosphideatropineorganophosphatepoisoningrat poisoningMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 01, Pp 58-61 (2021) |
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Accidental poisoning in children, though underreported in our environment, is common and could prove fatal. It is important to identify the primary chemical agent that is responsible for the poisoning. We present a case of accidental ingestion of fish poisoned with aluminum phosphide (AlP) used as rat poisoning by a 14-month-old girl. At presentation, the actual chemical content of the poison was not available and clinical features were suggestive of organophosphate poisoning. She was commenced on atropine together with other treatment, on which she made remarkable improvement. The atropine was continued with complete resolution of symptoms on the third day of admission. We, therefore, report a serendipitous use of atropine in the management of AlP poisoning with successful outcome. |
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Abubakar Muhammad Shakur Nuhu Abubakar Garba Ibrahim Ahmadu Daniel Apollos Mustafa O Asani Ibrahim Aliyu |
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Abubakar Muhammad Shakur Nuhu Abubakar Garba Ibrahim Ahmadu Daniel Apollos Mustafa O Asani Ibrahim Aliyu |
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Accidental poisoning with aluminum phosphide presenting with excessive cholinergic symptoms with response to atropine: A case report |
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Accidental poisoning with aluminum phosphide presenting with excessive cholinergic symptoms with response to atropine: A case report |
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Accidental poisoning with aluminum phosphide presenting with excessive cholinergic symptoms with response to atropine: A case report |
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Accidental poisoning with aluminum phosphide presenting with excessive cholinergic symptoms with response to atropine: A case report |
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Accidental poisoning with aluminum phosphide presenting with excessive cholinergic symptoms with response to atropine: A case report |
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accidental poisoning with aluminum phosphide presenting with excessive cholinergic symptoms with response to atropine: a case report |
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