Vyata Vishruth, Durugu Satya, Jitta Sahas Reddy, Khurana Shriya, Jasti Jaswanth Rao
Internal Medicine, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, IND.
Internal Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, USA.
Cureus. 2020 May 6;12(5):e7988. doi: 10.7759/cureus.7988.
Although formic acid (FA) poisoning is rare, it is usually fatal. Many FA poisoning cases commonly involve rubber plantation workers in which these workers ingest FA accidentally or with suicidal intentions. This is a case presentation of FA poisoning by a 73-year-old man. Additionally, the patient's old age likely contributed to his severe prognosis.
虽然甲酸(FA)中毒很少见,但通常是致命的。许多FA中毒病例常见于橡胶种植园工人,这些工人意外摄入FA或有自杀意图。这是一例73岁男性FA中毒的病例报告。此外,患者的高龄可能导致了他的严重预后。