Poisoning is one of most cause of death in developing agrarian countries which is more often suicidal and sometimes accidental. Ratol poison also known as rat killer poison is widely available rodenticide in India which contains yellow phosphorus which is a protoplasmic poison that causes acute liver failure and can be fatal.Liver transplantation is the best mode of treatment option for acute liver failure when caused by the protoplasmic toxin yellow phosphorus . Here, we provide our clinical findings on the use of plasma exchange in ALF caused by YP poisoning when liver transplantation is not readily available in resource limited settings .
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