title: Acute hepatic failure due to yellow phosphorus ingestion.
abstract: We report a case of three year old girl, who was brought to hospital for accidental consumption of rat-poison (3% phosphorus). The patient was asymptomatic for first 48 hours. Later on she developed the symptoms of hepatic failure. She was managed conservatively and was discharged after 14 days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Anupama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mauskar
authors.forename: Kunal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Leena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nagotkar
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shanbag