Cyanide Toxicity!! Colour of Blood Says It All

Cyanide toxicity is a fatal condition if not detected and treated in stipulated time. Lack of rapid detection modalities, and nonspecific nature of clinical presentation make the diagnosis more challenging. Cherry red colour of blood might be the only clue sometimes. We present a case of sudden onse...

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Autores principales: Panigrahi, Niranjana, Haranath, Sai Praveen, MA, Aleem, Srinivas, Y, Sirga, Sudeep, Ramkumar, K, Sarala
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6487624/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31097895
http://dx.doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23141
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Sumario:Cyanide toxicity is a fatal condition if not detected and treated in stipulated time. Lack of rapid detection modalities, and nonspecific nature of clinical presentation make the diagnosis more challenging. Cherry red colour of blood might be the only clue sometimes. We present a case of sudden onset altered sensorium which was detected as cyanide poisoning and treated successfully with antidots on the basis of central venous blood colour and corroborative presentation. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Panigrahi N, Haranath P et al. Cyanide Toxicity!! Colour of Blood Says It All. Indian J Crit Care Med 2019;23(3):155-156.

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