Background: Metal phosphides are widely used as a rodenticide and insecticide and poisoning with these substances has a very high mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the butyrylcholinesterase (BuCh) level in poisoning with metal phosphides. Methods: In this case series study, 60 poisoned patients with zinc phosphide (ZnP) and aluminum phosphide (ALP) who was admitted to poisoning ...

Background: Aluminum phosphide (AlP) poisoning is one of the most life threatening emergencies. In this study, demographic characteristics, clinical profiles and outcomes of a series of patients presented with AlP poisoning in north Iran are described. Methods: The study was a retrospective descriptive medical chart review of AlP poisoned patients who were admitted to internal ward of Imam Khom...

Six patients (three men and three wom− en; mean age 25.3 years, range 12 ± 56) in− gested tablets of Celphos (aluminum phosphide, weight 3 g, diameter 15 mm) with suicidal intentions (66.6 %) or acci− dentally (33.3%). All of the patients vom− ited out the partially dissolved tablet 15 min later. They were managed with symptomatic treatment. All of the pa− tients had progressive dysphagia for t...

Evidence- Based Medicine (EBM) aims to bring the best available evidence into clinical practice.  Different clinical methods of education such as in-patient rounds, follow up rounds, out-patients rounds, group sessions, grand rounds, lectures, and journal clubs could be held by EBM approach. The current text presents two interrelated case reports; a case report of EBM decision making in an emer...

background : leishmaniosis is a prevalent tropical parasitic disease, which is caused by leishmania protozoa . the infection can be limited in immune-competent individuals; however, in immune-compromised individuals it could proceed to chronic and ulcerative disease. the reservoirs are carnivores, and rodents and its vectors are phlebotomus and lutzumia.   methods : the prevalence of different ...