Professional paper

Zinc phosphide poisoning

I. Šimonović ; Departement of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Zagreb, Zagreb

Abstract

Three cases of acute oral poisoning with zinc phosphide are described, none of them with fatal issue. The following symptoms were observed: vomiting (without diarrhea), sense of chilling, epigastric and thoracic pains. In one of the patients a severe toxic lesion of the liver, proved by histological findings of necrotic and degenerative changes in the liver was observed. After a radical symptomatic treatment complete restitution occured after 20 days (verified by bioptic findings). ln another patient an acute coronary insulfficiency, which lasted only one day, was verified electrocariographically.

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Hrčak ID:

186671

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/186671

Publication date:

25.10.1954.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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