Application of histopathological changes in the lungs and liver of death from AluminumPhosphide poisoning

Abstract

In developing countries Aluminum Phosphide is the

third cause of mortality due to contact with

pesticides.This substance produces phosphine gas in

contact with water or moist air or acid which causes

cell death through cellular respiration disorder in

various organs of the body (1),(2),(3). In recent

decades Aluminum Phosphide tablets are easily

available and widely used for suicidal attempts by

Iranian population (4),(5),(6),(7),(8),(9),(10),(11),(12).

Aluminum phosphide through involvement with

almost all vital organs of the body causes different

clinical features (1),(10) for example the poisoned

patients catch pulmonary symptoms such as

tachypnea, cyanosis, pulmonary rales bilaterally, ALIARDS,

pulmonary edema, atelectasis, dyspnea,

respiratory failure, cough, shortness of breath,

tightness in chest (3),(5),(12), pleural effusion (13)

and acute respiratory arrest (14).