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AUTOPSY FINDINGS OF ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE INTOXICATED CORPSES in QALYUBIYAH GOVERNORATE, Egypt

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Forensic Pathology

Abstract

Introduction: As a cost-efficient and powerful pesticide, rodenticide, and fumigant, aluminium phosphide (ALP) has been widely utilized. It can result in widespread suicide poisoning and high mortality due to its ease of availability. ALP's active ingredient is phosphine (PH3). The human body will suffer total damage as a result of exposure to PH3. Aim of work: The goal of the current study was to examine the autopsy results from various human organs that had been poisoned with ALP in the Medico-legal Department, Benha, Qalyubiyah, Egypt. Methodology: In this work, 10 control cases and 10 chemically confirmed autopsy cases were included and examined in gross detail. Samples of tissue from various organs were stained with hematoxylin-eosin and examined microscopically. Results: This study includes a number of gross autopsy observations that have been made. Upon concentrating on the pathological changes in the major organs, we discovered substantial PH3-induced damage in many systems, particularly the stomach, duodenum, lung, and kidney. We also noticed extensive myocardial, splenic, and hepatocellular deterioration in the heart, spleen, and liver tissues. Conclusion: This study considered that these characteristic abnormalities were a possible indicator of PH3 poisoning and partially explained the substance's deadly nature (inhibition of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation) and that may contribute to a better understanding of PH3 toxicity in both forensic and clinical conditions.

DOI

10.21608/bfstj.2023.155817.1005

Keywords

Aluminum phosphide (ALP), Autopsy findings, Pathology, Poisoning

Authors

First Name

Yasmina

Last Name

Badr

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Affiliation

Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha university, Egypt.

Email

yasmeena2014@yahoo.com

City

Benha - Qaliubia

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First Name

Nermeen

Last Name

A. Hassan

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Affiliation

Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.

Email

nmadly1@hotmail.com

City

Benha

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First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Zamzam

MiddleName

Sayed

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.

Email

ibrahim.zamzam@fmed.bu.edu.eg

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First Name

Sahar

Last Name

Abo El-Wafa

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University, Egypt.

Email

sahar.salem@fmed.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

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Volume

1

Article Issue

1

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36132

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2022-12-22

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

51

Page End

61

Print ISSN

2735-4423

Online ISSN

2735-4563

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Publication Title

Biannual Forensic Sciences and Toxicology Journal

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AUTOPSY FINDINGS OF ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE INTOXICATED CORPSES in QALYUBIYAH GOVERNORATE, Egypt

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27 Dec 2024