Suicidio con fosfuro de aluminio: presentación de un caso / Suicide by ingestion of aluminum phosphide: a case report
Emergencias (St. Vicenç dels Horts)
; 21(3): 228-231, ene.-dic. 2009. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-97141
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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
/
Spain
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Zoonoses
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Poisoning
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Suicide
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Aluminum Compounds
Limits:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Emergencias (St. Vicenç dels Horts)
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima/España
