Subendocardial infarction in a young survivor of aluminium phosphide poisoning.
Aluminium phosphide is a solid fumigant pesticide and has systemic toxicity due to liberation of phosphine gas. We report a case of aluminium phosphide poisoning with systemic toxicity in a 16-year-old patient who developed previously undocumented complication of subendocardial infarction, with characteristic electrocardiographic changes reverting back to normal after a period of 10 weeks, even though the patient had clinical recovery much earlier.
Kaushik
Rajeev M
RM
Department of Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India. rmkaushik1@rediffmail.com
Kaushik
Reshma
R
Mahajan
Sukhdev K
SK
D000293:Adolescent; D017607:Aluminum Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004699:Endocardium / Q000187:drug effects; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D010720:Phosphines / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013997:Time Factors
D017607:Aluminum Compounds; D010575:Pesticides; D010720:Phosphines; C001864:aluminum phosphide