Acute pulmonary edema in an adolescent female with zinc phosphide poisoning: A case report

Zinc phosphide is a commonly used rodenticide in India. Intoxication is associated with multiorgan failure and high mortality. We present a case of 17-year-old adolescent female with suicidal zinc phosphide poisoning, complicated to acute pulmonary edema and refractory shock. The patient responded w...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Irfan Dar, Sandeep Raina, Vidhushi Bhat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
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Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2021;volume=8;issue=5;spage=246;epage=248;aulast=Dar