1Associate Professor, Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur
2Assistant Professor, Medicine, Government Medical College, Kozhikode
3Assistant Professor, Government Medical College, Thrissur
4Senior Resident, Medicine, Government Medical College, Thrissur
*Corresponding author: Dr Mary Grace Associate Professor in Medicine Government Medical College Thrissur
Online published on 2 January, 2016.
Ratol paste which contains 2%-5% of yellow phosphorus is being increasingly used nowadays following the decreasing effectiveness of warfarin containing rodenticides. The lethal dose is 1mg/kg. We are presenting a case of poisoning with yellow phosphorus which had clinical features of hepatotoxicity and hematological manifestations in the form of leucopenia and thrombocytopenia.
Ratol, yellow phosphorus, leucopenia, thrombocytopenia, hepatotoxicity
