Successful Management of Aluminum Phosphide (Celphos) Poisoning With Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case Report

ABSTRACT Aluminum phosphide (AlP) poisoning typically has a poor prognosis, but this case report from Nepal demonstrated that prompt hospitalization, aggressive supportive care, including gastric lavage with coconut oil, and careful management of metabolic acidosis can lead to successful patient rec...

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Main Authors: Rakshya Arun Kandel, Rukma Raj Kafle, Sabin Chaulagain, Chandan Shah, Alok Atreya
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70228
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Chandan Shah
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spelling doaj-art-b790edc306e3463b9a085ffd5ba41d1b2025-08-20T02:15:51ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-02-01132n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70228Successful Management of Aluminum Phosphide (Celphos) Poisoning With Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case ReportRakshya Arun Kandel0Rukma Raj Kafle1Sabin Chaulagain2Chandan Shah3Alok Atreya4Department of Emergency Medicine Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa NepalDepartment of Emergency Medicine Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa NepalDepartment of Internal Medicine Scheer Memorial Adventist Hospital Banepa NepalVayodhya Hospital Kathmandu NepalDepartment of Forensic Medicine Lumbini Medical College Palpa NepalABSTRACT Aluminum phosphide (AlP) poisoning typically has a poor prognosis, but this case report from Nepal demonstrated that prompt hospitalization, aggressive supportive care, including gastric lavage with coconut oil, and careful management of metabolic acidosis can lead to successful patient recovery.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70228aluminum phosphideantidotescoconut oilgastric lavagemetabolic acidosisNepal
spellingShingle Rakshya Arun Kandel
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Chandan Shah
Alok Atreya
Successful Management of Aluminum Phosphide (Celphos) Poisoning With Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case Report
Clinical Case Reports
aluminum phosphide
antidotes
coconut oil
gastric lavage
metabolic acidosis
Nepal
title Successful Management of Aluminum Phosphide (Celphos) Poisoning With Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case Report
title_full Successful Management of Aluminum Phosphide (Celphos) Poisoning With Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case Report
title_fullStr Successful Management of Aluminum Phosphide (Celphos) Poisoning With Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Successful Management of Aluminum Phosphide (Celphos) Poisoning With Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case Report
title_short Successful Management of Aluminum Phosphide (Celphos) Poisoning With Aspiration Pneumonia: A Case Report
title_sort successful management of aluminum phosphide celphos poisoning with aspiration pneumonia a case report
topic aluminum phosphide
antidotes
coconut oil
gastric lavage
metabolic acidosis
Nepal
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70228
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