Cholestatic presentation of yellow phosphorus poisoning
C. P. Lakshmi1, Amit Goel1★, Debdatta Basu1★ Corresponding author
- 1Departments of Medical Gastroenterology and Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
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Amit Goel
Departments of Medical Gastroenterology and Pathology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Volume 5, Issue 1 · pp. 67–69 · PUBLISHED 2014 · DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.124430
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Yellow phosphorus, a component of certain pesticide pastes and fireworks, is well known to cause hepatotoxicity. Poisoning with yellow phosphorus classically manifests with acute hepatitis leading to acute liver failure which may need liver transplantation. We present a case of yellow phosphorus poisoning in which a patient presented with florid clinical features of cholestasis highlighting the fact that cholestasis can rarely be a presenting feature of yellow phosphorus hepatotoxicity.
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Lakshmi, C. P., Goel, A., & Basu, D. (2014). Cholestatic presentation of yellow phosphorus poisoning. Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapeutics, 5(1), 67–69. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.124430