Hepatotoxicity due to zinc phosphide poisoning in two patients: role of N‐acetylcysteine

Zinc phosphide (Zn(3)P(2)/ZnP) is used as a rodenticide. The most common signs of toxicity are nausea, vomiting, hypotension, and metabolic acidosis; patients presenting such signs are referred to the emergency department (ED) of the hospitals. Therefore, this study aimed to report two cases of hepa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Oghabian, Zohreh, Afshar, Arefeh, Rahimi, Hamid Reza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2016
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4974425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27525081
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.618
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Sumario:Zinc phosphide (Zn(3)P(2)/ZnP) is used as a rodenticide. The most common signs of toxicity are nausea, vomiting, hypotension, and metabolic acidosis; patients presenting such signs are referred to the emergency department (ED) of the hospitals. Therefore, this study aimed to report two cases of hepatotoxicity following accidental and intentional ZnP poisoning and successful management with N‐acetylcysteine (NAC).

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