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  • Title: Zinc phosphide intoxication symptoms: analysis of 20 cases.
    Author: Chugh SN, Aggarwal HK, Mahajan SK.
    Journal: Int J Clin Pharmacol Ther; 1998 Jul; 36(7):406-7. PubMed ID: 9707358.
    Abstract:
    Twenty cases of zinc phosphide (Zn3P2) ingestion (self-poisoning) were seen during the last 5 years (January 1992-December 1996). Poisoning was rare before 1986. Profuse vomiting (100%), pain in abdomen (100%), palpitation and sweating (80%), dyspnea and tachypnea (75%), metabolic acidosis (60%), shock (40%), and hypotension (40%) were the most common presenting features. Five patients (25%) died. The toxic effects were due to liberation of toxic phosphine (PH3) gas which was detected by qualitative silver nitrate paper test in majority of cases.
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