Aluminum phosphide toxicity: A rare cause of multiorgan dysfunction syndrome

• Main Authors: Hatice Feray Ari (Author), Murat Turhan (Author), Huseyin Baspinar (Author), Berna Kirhan (Author), Murat Ari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Aluminum phosphides (ALPs) are still being used in developing countries as a pesticide despite the fact that ingestion and/or inhalation can cause significant morbidity and mortality. The generation of phosphine when ALP comes in contact with water leads to the blockade of electron trans...