Summary

Suicide by ingestion of aluminium phosphide: a case report

Iraola Ferrer M, Álvarez Li F, Álvarez Cepero R, Santana Cano A, Rodríguez Llerena B, Pons Moscoso F, Núñez Almoguea L

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Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Universitario Dr. Gustavo Lima Aldereguía. Cienfuegos, Cuba.

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Iraola Ferrer M, Álvarez Li F, Álvarez Cepero R, Santana Cano A, Rodríguez Llerena B, Pons Moscoso F, et al. Suicide by ingestion of aluminium phosphide: a case report. Emergencias. 2009;21:228-31

Summary

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.

 

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