Role of high dose ascorbic acid in ammonium bichromate poisoning

Rahul Chouhan; Anil Kumar; Amit Kumar Rohila; Mahaveer Singh Rodha; Kailash; Ankur Sharma

doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcae042

Role of high dose ascorbic acid in ammonium bichromate poisoning

QJM. 2024 Mar 11:hcae042. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcae042. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Rahul Chouhan¹, Anil Kumar¹, Amit Kumar Rohila², Mahaveer Singh Rodha³, Kailash¹, Ankur Sharma⁴

Affiliations

¹ Resident, Department of emergency medicine, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
² Assistant Professor, Department of emergency medicine, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
³ Professor, Department of emergency medicine, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
⁴ Associate Professor, Department of emergency medicine, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan.

PMID: 38467161
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcae042

Abstract

Ammonium bichromate is a compound used in colour printing. Ingestion of such an agent can lead to Gastrointestinal symptoms which can progress to multiorgan failure most likely Acute kidney injury. we are reporting a case of a 26-year-old patient who presented to the emergency after consumption of ammonium bichromate. He was managed successfully with ascorbic acid without any support of Hemodialysis. This case is reported to highlight the toxicity of ammonium bichromate & importance of timely intervention.