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Acute cyanide poisoning due to apricot kernel ingestion

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Cyanide is a toxin and one of the most rapidly acting fatal poisons that human being is aware. If it is not treated promptly, encountering to cyanide poison will lead… Click to show full abstract

Cyanide is a toxin and one of the most rapidly acting fatal poisons that human being is aware. If it is not treated promptly, encountering to cyanide poison will lead to die in minutes. Cyanide avoids cellular oxygen usage by inactivating mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase thus inhibits cellular respiration. In this case, we represent a case report describing uncommon cyanide intoxication owing to consumption of a few portion of apricot kernels and its rapid treatment with dicobalt edetate after suspection of cyanide poisoning.

Keywords: due apricot; acute cyanide; cyanide poisoning; apricot kernel; cyanide; poisoning due

Journal Title: Journal of Acute Disease
Year Published: 2017

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