1Professor, Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, India
2Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, India
3**Senior Resident, Department of Medicine, Govt. Medical College and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, India
4Consultant Gynaecologist, Civil Hospital, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab
5Senior Resident, Department of Surgery, Mata Gujari Memorial Medical College and LSK hospital, Kishanganj, Bihar, India
6Registrar, Medical Oncology & Haematology, Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana
7Medical Officer, PCMS-1, distt. Taran Taran, Punjab
Aluminium phosphide (AlP), commonly known as celphos is a household name in villages of Punjab. This cheap solid fumigant and a highly toxic pesticide is commonly used for grain preservation. The post “green revolution” era saw alarmingly increased mortality by consumption of celphos for suicidal intent. Till date, there is no specific antidote for its intoxication and the poisoning carries extremely high mortality. The article will throw some light upon the recent advances that have been made regarding the management of acute aluminium sulphide poisoning (AAlPP).
Aluminium phosphide poisoning, Celphos poisoning, AAlPP, ECMO, boric acid as an antidote to AAlPP
