Transient leucopenia in acute zinc phosphide poisoning

Authors

  • Niraj Keyal Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Hem Raj Paneru Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Gentle Sundar Shrestha Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Roshana Amatya Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Keywords:

Rodenticide, Transient leucopenia, Zinc phosphide

Abstract

Zinc phosphide is easily available, cheap, and highly effective household rodenticide. Self poisoning with this rodenticide is commonly encountered in our clinical practice and causes lethal poisoning by liberation of phosphine which in turn causes inhibition of cytochrome oxidase C thereby leading to cellular hypoxia. We report a case of such poisoning which had an unusual presentation in the form of transient leucopenia.

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Author Biographies

Niraj Keyal, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Anaesthesiology

Hem Raj Paneru, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Anaesthesiology

Gentle Sundar Shrestha, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Anaesthesiology

Roshana Amatya, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Department of Anaesthesiology

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Published

2017-09-30

How to Cite

Keyal, N., Paneru, H. R., Shrestha, G. S., & Amatya, R. (2017). Transient leucopenia in acute zinc phosphide poisoning. Journal of Chitwan Medical College, 7(3), 55–56. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info./index.php/JCMC/article/view/23695

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Case Reports