Open AccessAcute hepatic failure due to yellow phosphorus ingestion
Author(s) -
Anupama Mauskar,
Kunal Mehta,
Leegotkar,
Preeti Shanbag
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.81500
Subject(s) - ingestion , asymptomatic , accidental , medicine , acute hepatic failure , girl , surgery , liver failure , psychology , physics , acoustics , developmental psychology
We report a case of three year old girl, who was brought to hospital for accidental consumption of rat-poison (3% phosphorus). The patient was asymptomatic for first 48 hours. Later on she developed the symptoms of hepatic failure. She was managed conservatively and was discharged after 14 days.