Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018)

Intravascular Hemolysis following Acute Zinc Phosphide Poisoning; a Case Report

Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018), 1 January 2018 , Page e45
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v6i1.88

Abstract

Zinc phosphide (ZnP) is low-cost, accessible, and very effective as a rodenticide. It has been used for many human suicide poisonings around the world, including Iran. Nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms and cardiotoxicity are the most serious complications of ZnP poisoning, which are associated with a high mortality rate. The aim of this paper was to report a poisoned patient that ingested ZnP with suicidal attempt and faced complications due to hemolysis.
Keywords:
  • Zinc phosphide
  • poisoning
  • jaundice
  • hemolysis

How to Cite

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Ramezani Z, Babahajian A, Yousefinejad V. Intravascular Hemolysis following Acute Zinc Phosphide Poisoning; a Case Report. Arch Acad Emerg Med [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 11 [cited 2025 May 21];6(1):e45. Available from: https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/88

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