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Zinc phosphide poisoning with unusual radiologic findings.

Sayyedmojtaba NekooghadamHamidreza HaghighatkhahFateme VaeziMorteza Sanei TaheriYashar Moharamzad
Published in: Clinical case reports (2017)
Accidental/suicidal ingestion of metal phosphides (e.g., zinc phosphide found in rodenticides) should be suspected in patients with sudden-onset abdominal pain, refractory hypotension, and metabolic acidosis. CT angiography may show radiopaque substance in the stomach and early enhancement of the inferior vena cava and contrast in right side of the heart.
Keyphrases
  • inferior vena cava
  • abdominal pain
  • pulmonary embolism
  • oxide nanoparticles
  • vena cava
  • depressive symptoms
  • heart failure
  • atrial fibrillation
  • magnetic resonance imaging