Background: Green pit viper bite is an important cause of morbidity in Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to investigate the characteristics and clinical presentations of green pit viper bite in Bangladesh. ...

Background: Poison Control Centre of Morocco (MPCC) plays a key role in promoting health. This study was aimed to demonstrate the role of the MPCC in improving public health and poisoning management. Me ...

Background: Poisoning with non-barbiturate anti-epileptics (carbamazepine, sodium valproate and phenytoin) shows a growing trend. The objective of this study was to investigate clinical manifestations of poisoned ...

Background: High-Dose Insulin Euglycemic Therapy (HIET) and Lipid Rescue Therapy (LRT) are new alternative treatments for acute poisoning with calcium channel blockers. In this report a severely poisoned patient ...

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 ...

Background:Epidemic dropsy occurs due to ingestion of mustard oil contaminated with oil from Argemone mexicana, leading to edema and tenderness of the abdomen, upper and lower limbs. In this study, clinical ...

Last editorial of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology addressed the important role of poison control centers in the improvement of ...

Background: Suicide is one of the leading factors of death worldwide. Hanging is one of the most common methods of suicide. This study was designed to evaluate post mortem toxicology laboratory findings of subjects ...

Medical toxicology is somehow a neglected field of medicine. Support for this discipline is necessary as there are many competing interests ...

Background: The effective therapeutic dose of pralidoxime methylsulphate for organophosphate (OP) poisoning is necessary to be clarified. This study was designed to comparatively assess the blood level of pralidoxime ...