Plain abdominal radiography in zinc phosphide ingestion

Abstract

A 25-year-old woman presented to the hospital 7 to 8 hours after intentionally ingesting around 50 to 60 grams of zinc phosphide (ZnP). The patient's neurological examination was normal, but she had gastrointestinal complaints including nausea, vomiting, and mild epigastric pain. Her electrocardiogram was normal and her vital signs were stable. The results of her routine laboratory tests including coagulation profile, liver function tests, complete blood count, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine (Cr), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), creatine phosphokinase (CPK), blood sugar, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphate, and venous blood gas analyses were all within normal ranges.

Keywords

• plain abdominal
• zinc phosphide
• radiography
• neurological examination