Rodenticide-induced hepatotoxicity.
Hepatotoxicity following acute poisoning with rodenticides has been infrequently reported in literature. To emphasize the fact that this form of clinical presentation is not unusual we are reporting two cases of rodenticide poisoning masquerading as severe hepatic dysfunction.
Karanth
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Department of Critical Care Medicine, Airport Road, Bangalore 560 017.
Nayyar
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D000328:Adult; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis; D012378:Rodenticides / Q000506:poisoning*
D012378:Rodenticides