Citation

Amino M, Yoshioka K, Suzuki Y, Uemura S, Sakurai K, Fukushima T, Morita S, Otsuka H, Nakagawa Y, Yamamoto I, Kodama I, Inokuchi S, Tanabe T. Intern. Med. 2009; 48(19): 1745-1748.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine)

DOI

10.2169/internalmedicine.48.2382

PMID

19797830

Abstract

In 2008, 1,007 cases of suicide in which hydrogen sulfide was used as a suicidal agent were reported in Japan, and this has become a serious social problem. Here, we report the successful revival of a patient suffering from a severe disturbance of consciousness and respiratory failure caused by hydrogen sulfide poisoning; further, his condition was complicated by myocardial infarction. This is an important case where we examined the tendency toward improvement in myocardial damage in a patient in the acute phase of severe hydrogen sulfide poisoning who was treated for approximately 6 months.

Language: en

Keywords

3-Iodobenzylguanidine; Adult; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Fatty Acids; Heart Failure; Humans; Hydrogen Sulfide; Iodobenzenes; Male; Organophosphorus Compounds; Organotechnetium Compounds; Radionuclide Imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals; Suicide, Attempted; Time Factors