%0 Case Reports
%T Unique granulated leucocytes in peripheral blood in yellow phosphorous poisoning: An interesting tool for monitoring therapeutic response.
%A Gupta RK
%A Kumar Verma K
%A Achari RR
%J Trop Doct
%V 53
%N 2
%D Apr 2023
%M 36683411
%F 0.828
%R 10.1177/00494755221129670
%X Yellow phosphorus is one of the most commonly used rodenticides in India for household pest control. It is available as pastes containing 2% to 5% of yellow phosphorus. Yellow phosphorous-containing rodenticides are easily available and account for one of the most common causes of suicidal poisoning in India. We describe a case of yellow phosphorus poisoning in a 17-years-old child who recovered from hepatic encephalopathy and showed unique peripheral smear findings in the form of spurious monocytosis and hypergranulosis of these granulocytes.