Radiopaque rodenticide
Maryam Haghighi-Morad1, Nasim Zamani2,3, Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam2,3,4
1Department of Radiology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Clinical Toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
|February 13, 2023
Abstract
Background:
Rodenticide poisoning is common in developing countries. Patients may be unwilling or unable to provide a history on presentation.
Case History:
A 34-year-old man was referred to the emergency department three hours after the intentional ingestion of five packs of a black powdered rodenticide containing zinc phosphide. Radiopaque material was detected in the stomach on an abdominal radiograph.
Conclusion:
Abdominal radiography may be a useful tool in identifying the ingestion of metal phosphides when a history is not obtainable.
