Open AccessPleural effusion in aluminum phosphide poisoning
Author(s) -
Kranti Garg,
Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra,
Mandeep Kaur Sodhi,
Ashok Kumar Janmeja
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.102836
Subject(s) - medicine , pleural effusion , ingestion
Aluminium phosphide (ALP) is a common agrochemical pesticide poisoning with high mortality rate. Primary manifestations are due to myocardial and gastrointestinal involvement. Pleural effusion in ALP poisoning is occasionally reported. We report a case of pleural effusion that developed after ALP ingestion and resolved along with recovery from poisoning.