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Before we consider and analyse post mortem and the medico legal reports, a comparison of the symptoms and effect of the two poisons i.e. Aluminium Phosphide and Organophosphorus on the basis of the reputed text book and research papers, is tabulated below:-

      Aluminium Phosphide                Organophosphorus
           (Celphos)

As per Modi's Texicology, 23rd Edition, 2009 Symptoms Symptoms Symptoms are burning pain in the mouth, According to the route of entry the throat and stomach, vomiting mixed with respiratory or gastro-intestinal symptoms blood, dyspnoea, rapid pulse, subnormal are more marked. Early headache, nausea, temperature, loss of coordination, giddiness, anorexia, tightness of the chest, convulsions of a clonic nature and death. In oppression, dimness of vision, miosis the solid form, it acts as a corrosive in the twitching of the eye muscles, tremulous mouth and throat as it precipitates proteins. tongue and profuse frothing may be present. Later vomiting, sweating, salvation, oronasal froth, pallor, apprehension, incoordination, twitching of voluntary muscles accompanied by severe muscular weakness, mental confusion, diarrhoea, tenesmus, delirium, weakness and paralysis of respiratory muscles, areflexia, incontinence, bronchospasm, Post Mortem Appearance cyanosis, pulmonary oedema, convulsions, The toungue, mouth and oesophagus are coma and death may follow. Paralysis of oedematous and corroded. The mucous limb muscles as a sequal has been reported. membrane of the stomach is corrugated, loosened or hardened and is stained red or Muscarine-like effect:

Nicotinic stimulation and depression may be giving rise to various symptoms like arrhythmia, tachypnoea fasciculation, twitching and paralysis of skeletal muscles.

Lyon's Medical Jurisprudence & Toxicology 11th Edition, 2009.