Background: Aluminum Phosphide or rice tablet is one of the most common pesticides which leads to accidental or intentional acute intoxication and finally death. In this paper, we describe a successful management of intoxication with rice tablet in a young girl. Case presentation: A 14-year-old girl was admitted due to consumption of rice tablet. Gastric washing with two vials of sodium bicarbo...

Inhalants are widely misused by adolescents and are among the most toxic of psychoactive substances. This investigation examined the prevalence and correlates of adverse consequences of acute inhalant intoxication. Adolescent inhalant users (n = 279) in residential care completed structured interviews including assessments of the characteristics of their inhalant use. Multivariate logistic and ...

Symptomatic water intoxication is common when hypo-osmolar fluids are given therapeutically, usually intravenously, but it is rare after drinking voluntarily (Wynn and Rob, 1954). We report a case of water intoxication caused by voluntary drinking in an infant.

The molecular and cellular targets that mediate alcohol intoxication are poorly understood. In this issue, Corl et al. (2009) now implicate a new Ste20 family kinase (Happyhour) and the EGFR/ERK signaling pathway it antagonizes in alcohol intoxication in flies.

Acute intoxication with 2,4-D dimethylamine is rare, often fatal and can cause signs symptoms in different organ systems. This case report describes the effectiveness of alkaline diuresis as a life-saving treatment for chlorophenoxy intoxication, especially healthcare facilities without access to haemodialysis. A patient had attempted suicide by ingesting dimethylamine, toxic effects on central...