Non-fatal ethylene dibromide ingestion

被引:8
作者
Singh, S [1 ]
Gupta, A [1 ]
Sharma, S [1 ]
Sud, A [1 ]
Wanchu, A [1 ]
Bambery, P [1 ]
机构
[1] Postgrad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept Internal Med, Chandigarh 160012, India
来源
HUMAN & EXPERIMENTAL TOXICOLOGY | 2000年 / 19卷 / 02期
关键词
ethylene dibromide; poisoning; survival;
D O I
10.1191/096032700678815675
中图分类号
R99 [毒物学(毒理学)];
学科分类号
100405 ;
摘要
Ethylene dibromide (1,2-dibromoethane) is widely used to fumigate grain and fruit in India, However, acute poisoning due to if has rarely been reported in the literature and most of these patients had an fatal outcome, We describe the suicide attempt of a young male who ingested an ampoule (3 ml) of it, developed acute hepatic and renal failure, metabolic acidosis and coagulopathy but survived following supportive measures.
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页码:152 / 153
页数:2
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