Citation

Ravikanth R, Sandeep S, Philip B. Indian J. Crit. Care Med. 2017; 21(4): 238-242.

Affiliation

Department of Radiology, St. John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, Publisher Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_410_16

PMID

28515612

PMCID

PMC5416795

Abstract

White phosphorus is well known as a potent hepatotoxin and a severe local and systemic toxin causing damage to gastrointestinal, hepatic, cardiovascular, and renal systems. It is used in the manufacture of matches, fireworks, rodenticide, and fertilizers. Death results due to acute liver failure. Management of yellow phosphorus (YP) poisoning is supportive with no antidote available. Here, we present a case of acute YP poisoning in a 25-year-old female presenting with fulminant hepatic failure and duodenal perforation.

Language: en

Keywords

Acute poisoning; antidote; duodenal perforation; hepatotoxin; intoxication; supportive treatment; yellow phosphorus