Aluminium phosphide (ALP) is widely used as a fumigant pesticide. In case of ALP poisoning, it is responsible formyocardial dysfunction,\nrelated to toxicmyocarditis, and hemodynamic disorders.We report a case of a 28-year-old female who had intentionally\ningested ALP and was admitted with cardiogenic shock.The transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) at the time of admission showed\nsevere global myocardial hypokinesia with the presence of a giant left ventricular thrombus. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance\n(CMR) revealed extensive toxic myocarditis with a left ventricular systolic dysfunction. All cardiac lesions were reversible after\nsymptomatic treatment, within 6 months. We aim, by reporting this case, to evidence the complete reversibility of cardiac injury\ndue to aluminium phosphide poisoning documented by transthoracic echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
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