Case Report

Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report

Volume: 1 Number: 1 March 1, 2019
  • Cem Terece *
  • Veysel Osman Soğukpınar
  • Nazım Özdemir
  • Sinem Polat
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Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report

Abstract

Phosphine gas is a gas that is frequently used as rodenticide and insecticide due to its high diffusion capacity and the absence of residues in agricultural products. Since this gas is highly toxic, it is found in our country as aluminum phosphite tablets impregnated with clay, these tablets emit phosphine gas when they meet with the moisture in the air or gastric hydrochloric acid. Mortality rates in aluminum phosphite intoxications are 40-80% depending on the exposure dose. There is no control mechanism in the supply of aluminum phosphide tablets which are so dangerous and no information is given about the serious conditions that may occur during the use of these tablets.

A 2 month old baby, whose family practiced drying pepper-eggplant, was reported to have been exposed to phosphine gas by inhalation, admitted to hospital with vomiting and cyanosis and lost his life within 24 hours. We present our case, who lost his life due to erroneous usage of aluminum phosphite, with additional emphasis on early diagnosis, treatment and gathering sample for toxicologic analysis, with corresponding forensic and medical documents.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Toxicology

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Veysel Osman Soğukpınar This is me
Türkiye

Nazım Özdemir This is me
Türkiye

Sinem Polat This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 1, 2019

Submission Date

January 19, 2019

Acceptance Date

February 8, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 1 Number: 1

APA
Terece, C., Soğukpınar, V. O., Özdemir, N., & Polat, S. (2019). Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, 1(1), 33-36. https://izlik.org/JA29YN86TK
AMA
1.Terece C, Soğukpınar VO, Özdemir N, Polat S. Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report. Eurasian J Tox. 2019;1(1):33-36. https://izlik.org/JA29YN86TK
Chicago
Terece, Cem, Veysel Osman Soğukpınar, Nazım Özdemir, and Sinem Polat. 2019. “Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 1 (1): 33-36. https://izlik.org/JA29YN86TK.
EndNote
Terece C, Soğukpınar VO, Özdemir N, Polat S (March 1, 2019) Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 1 1 33–36.
IEEE
[1]C. Terece, V. O. Soğukpınar, N. Özdemir, and S. Polat, “Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report”, Eurasian J Tox, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 33–36, Mar. 2019, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA29YN86TK
ISNAD
Terece, Cem - Soğukpınar, Veysel Osman - Özdemir, Nazım - Polat, Sinem. “Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 1/1 (March 1, 2019): 33-36. https://izlik.org/JA29YN86TK.
JAMA
1.Terece C, Soğukpınar VO, Özdemir N, Polat S. Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report. Eurasian J Tox. 2019;1:33–36.
MLA
Terece, Cem, et al. “Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, vol. 1, no. 1, Mar. 2019, pp. 33-36, https://izlik.org/JA29YN86TK.
Vancouver
1.Cem Terece, Veysel Osman Soğukpınar, Nazım Özdemir, Sinem Polat. Infant Death Due to Aluminum Phosphide Intoxication, An Uncontrolled Insecticide Used : Case Report. Eurasian J Tox [Internet]. 2019 Mar. 1;1(1):33-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA29YN86TK