Incidental Findings of Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning – A Case Report
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Medical Case Reports - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 6
Abstract
Accidental aluminium phosphide poisoning is a big, under-reported, problem throughout the universe, especially in Indian. Aluminium phosphide, is easily available as a fumigant for stored cereal grains, to kill bedbugs, sold under various brand names such as QuickPhos and Celphos, these are highly toxic, especially when consumed from a freshly opened container.1,2 On July 2017 we received a deceased body of 32year old female for post mortem examination at department of forensic medicine & toxicology, Adichunhanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, B G nagar. On opeining the abdomen liver and spleen are enlarged, weighing liver-2125gms and spleen -600gms. Heart was subjected to histopathological examination, it shows signs of myocarditis. So while doing autopsy in a suspicious cases, body should be subjected gross, histopathology, FSL examination to give accurate cause of death.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Vijay Kumar AG, Dr. Kumar U, Dr. M G Shivaramu
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