Acute pancreatitis due to zinc phosphide ingestion.
The case of a young woman is described who suffered from acute pancreatitis related to the ingestion of zinc phosphide. This unusual complication was successfully managed with conservative treatment.
Sarma
P S
PS
Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital & Research Centre, Pradesh, India.
Narula
J
J
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010720:Phosphines / Q000506:poisoning*; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D017967:Zinc Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*
D010720:Phosphines; D012378:Rodenticides; D017967:Zinc Compounds; C009701:zinc phosphide