Acute Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning: An Under reported Problem in India.

Harish R; Rajkumar MG; Shashidhar K N

doi:10.58739/jcbs/v11i4.1

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Acute Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning: An Under reported Problem in India.

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Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences

DOI: 10.58739/jcbs/v11i4.1

Year: 2021, Volume: 11, Issue: 4, Pages: 140-142

Review Article

Acute Aluminium Phosphide Poisoning: An Under reported Problem in India.

Harish R^1*, Rajkumar MG², Shashidhar K N³

1. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar.
3. Professor & Head, Department of Biochemistry, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj Urs Academy of Higher Education and Research, Tamaka, Kolar.

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Abstract

One of the foremost methods of committing suicide in India is aluminium phosphide (AlP) poisoning. AlP toxicity is induced by the discharge of phosphine gas, which induces cell hypoxia and circulatory failure because of suppression of oxidative phosphorylation. There is no specific antidote for AlP toxicity and treatment is mostly supportive. Although it is a common suicidal agent, the documented numbers are small due to the lack of patients who eventually reach tertiary care, due to the extreme toxicity of AlP.