Suicidio con fosfuro de aluminio: presentación de un caso / Suicide by ingestion of aluminum phosphide: a case report
Emergencias
; 21(3)jun. 2009. ilus, graf
Article
in Spanish
| CUMED
| ID: cum-44213
Responsible library:
CU403.1
RESUMEN
Se describe el primer caso publicado en Cuba de envenenamiento letal por ingestión intencional de fosfuro de aluminio, un pesticida usado contra los roedores e insectos. Se revisan los principales efectos tóxicos. Entre ellos, destaca la hipoglicemia, manifestación infrecuentemente descrita y los cambios en el electrocardiograma sugerentes de infarto subendocardico(AU)
ABSTRACT
This is the first Cuban report of a suicide carried out by lethal intake of aluminum phosphide, a pesticide used to control rodents and insects. We review the main toxic effects, placing emphasis on hypoglycemia, which is seldom mentioned, and electrocardiographic abnormalities suggestive of subendocardial infarction(AU)
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Collection:
National databases
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Cuba
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Zoonoses
Database:
CUMED
Main subject:
Pesticides
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Poisoning
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Aluminum Compounds
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Emergencias
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Universitario Dr Gustavo Aldereguía Lima/Cuba