title: Aluminium phosphide poisoning.
abstract: We describe a lethal poisoning in a healthy woman caused by deliberate ingestion of aluminium phosphide (AlP), a pesticide used to kill rodents and insects. Toxicity of AlP and review of cases reported to the National Poisons Information Service (London) 1997-2003 are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Middlesex UB1 3HW, United Kingdom. rgbogle@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Bogle
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Theron
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Dargan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Redhead
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D010720:Phosphines / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide; D013616:Tachycardia, Sinus / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D010575:Pesticides; D010720:Phosphines; C001864:aluminum phosphide