Hepatotoxicity Due to Zinc Phosphide Poisoning in Two Patients: Role of N-acetylcysteine

Overview

Journal Clin Case Rep

Date 2016 Aug 16

PMID 27525081

Citations 8

Authors

Zohreh Oghabian

Arefeh Afshar

Hamid Reza Rahimi

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Abstract

Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2/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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