Citation

Lakshmi CP, Goel A, Basu D. J. Pharmacol. Pharmacother. 2014; 5(1): 68-70.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/0976-500X.124430

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Yellow phosphorus, a component of certain pesticide pastes and fireworks, is well known to cause hepatotoxicity. Poisoning with yellow phosphorus classically manifests with acute hepatitis leading to acute liver failure which may need liver transplantation. We present a case of yellow phosphorus poisoning in which a patient presented with florid clinical features of cholestasis highlighting the fact that cholestasis can rarely be a presenting feature of yellow phosphorus hepatotoxicity.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; male; case report; poisoning; disease severity; alcohol consumption; article; human tissue; clinical feature; sertraline; clinical examination; pruritus; liver toxicity; phosphorus; nausea and vomiting; histopathology; colestyramine; emollient agent; jaundice; cholestasis; ursodeoxycholic acid; Cholestasis; yellow phosphorus