Citation

Vinod KV, Vivekanandan KAM. Toxicol. Int. 2016; 23(3): 285-287.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Society of Toxicology India)

DOI

10.22506/ti/2016/v23/i3/146729

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Acute poisoning from cyanides frequently gives rise to lethal toxicity and rapid death. Although many cases of acute cyanide poisoning resulting from inhalation of hydrogen cyanide and ingestion of inorganic cyanide salts have been reported, acute poisoning resulting from ingestion of cyanmethemoglobin reagent (also called Drabkin's reagent, contains potassium cyanide) has most probably not been reported so far. Here we report a rare case of acute cyanide poisoning in a 30-year-old female laboratory technician resulting from deliberate ingestion of commercially available, ready to use liquid cyanmethemoglobin reagent used for colorimetric determination of hemoglobin in blood. She made an uneventful recovery with treatment. © 2016 Informatics Publishing Limited and The Society of Toxicology. All rights reserved.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; suicide; female; case report; vomiting; clinical article; unclassified drug; patient monitoring; emergency ward; activated carbon; confusion; restlessness; acute toxicity; Acute poisoning; glucose blood level; electrocardiogram; Glasgow coma scale; Cyanides; sodium; sodium blood level; creatinine; creatinine blood level; leukocyte count; potassium; potassium blood level; cyanide poisoning; hydroxocobalamin; metabolic acidosis; oxygen; infusion fluid; hypoxia; burning sensation; dizziness; sinus tachycardia; urea nitrogen blood level; oxygen saturation; Article; pulse oximetry; hemoglobin; hemoglobin blood level; vital sign; oxygenation; loose feces; cyanmethemoglobin reagent; Cytochrome oxidase; Drabkin’s reagent; platelet count; reagent