Yellow cow Dung Powder- (Auramine Poisoning) - Study of Clinical Profile, And Statregies of Management
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
Introduction; Auromine is a florescent yellow , tasteless , odour less, water soluble highly lethal, easily available household poison which kills about thousands of people in Coimbatore ,Tiruppur and Erode districts and southern parts of Tamilnadu Aim of the study; This is a prospective study to analyze the clinical presentations ,symptoms, signs, biochemical changes in patients with yellow cow dung powder poisoning, and strategies of management as there is no protocol of management available except symptomatic treatment and it is highly toxic, Only Few Case Studies Are Published And No Detailed Research Papers Available Materials and methods; All the patients admitted in Govt Medical College hospitals with history of alleged YELLOW cow dung powder poisoning are taken for study .those patients with pre existing liver diseases are excluded from this study Results; of the 1183 no of patients studied many23% of them exhibited signs of liver cell failure, 28% bleeding manifestations, 43%neurological manifestations 6% had other complication ,Conclusion; early gastric lavage,in conscious patients, followed by continuous ryles tube aspiration washing the skin and eyes , symptomatic treatment for hepatitis prevention of hepatic encephalopathy, convulsions and ventilator support for patients with respiratory failure , treatment of arrhythmias are the main treatments
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. A. Muruganathan M. D, Dr. M. Venkatesh M. D, Dr. T. Ravikumar M. D, Dr. S. Angayarkanni M. D, Dr. P. Saravanan M. D. , dr. Sopna Jothi M. D.
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