Black Coloured Urine following Organophosphorus Poisoning : Report of Two Cases
Joint Authors
Mookkappan, Sudhagar
Shanmugham, Vijay
Kulirankal, Kiran
Basheer, Aneesh
Natarajan, Nagarajan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Organophosphorus poisoning is common in rural Asia.
Clinical features result from overactivity of acetylcholine receptors.
Blackish discoloration of urine is not a feature of organophosphorus poisoning.
Only one case of black colored urine following quinalphos poisoning has been reported in literature.
We report two cases of organophosphorus poisoning from two different compounds, following which patients passed black colored urine, in the absence of haemolysis or rhabdomyolysis.
These cases indicate that blackish discoloration of urine in organophosphorus poisoning might not be as uncommon as it was believed to be.
Besides, urinary excretion of metabolites might be an underlying mechanism, rather than hemolysis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Basheer, Aneesh& Mookkappan, Sudhagar& Shanmugham, Vijay& Natarajan, Nagarajan& Kulirankal, Kiran. 2014. Black Coloured Urine following Organophosphorus Poisoning : Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Critical Care،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Basheer, Aneesh…[et al.]. Black Coloured Urine following Organophosphorus Poisoning : Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Critical Care No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Basheer, Aneesh& Mookkappan, Sudhagar& Shanmugham, Vijay& Natarajan, Nagarajan& Kulirankal, Kiran. Black Coloured Urine following Organophosphorus Poisoning : Report of Two Cases. Case Reports in Critical Care. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-492058
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-492058