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TITLE:

COMPLICATIONS OF PARAPHENYLENE POISONING

AUTHORS:

Dr. Javeria Khalid, Dr. Hira Khalid, Dr. Iqra Zahid

ABSTRACT:

Objective; Frequency of complication of Paraphenylene poisoning. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Emergency Departments of Continental medical college Lahore, Allama Iqbal Medical college, Lahore and Islam Medical college Sialkot during July to December 2019. The cases with PPD poisoning assessed on history irrespective of gender and age were included. they were assessed during hospital for various complications. Results: In the present study there were total 100 cases of PPD poisoning out of which 71% were females and 29% males. The mean age of the cases was 29.67±8.21years. The mean duration of presentation was 7.98±1.09 hours (table I). Complications were seen in almost all the cases, but few had overlap of these symptoms. The most common presentation was seen as dysphagia which was observed in 65% of the cases and this was followed by hyperkalemia 45%, maxillofacial edema 35% and acute renal failure 35%. Conclusion: PPD poisoning is not uncommon and they lead to complication in almost all cases and most common one is dysphagia. Key words: PPD, Dysphagia, ARF