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Case Reports
. 2018;6(1):e45.
Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Intravascular Hemolysis following Acute Zinc Phosphide Poisoning; a Case Report

Zana Ramezani  1 , Asrin Babahajian  2 , Vahid Yousefinejad  2
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Intravascular Hemolysis following Acute Zinc Phosphide Poisoning; a Case Report

Zana Ramezani et al. Emerg (Tehran). 2018.

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; hemolysis; jaundice; poisoning.

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Authors declare that they do not have any conflict of interest regarding the present manuscript.

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