Incidence Of Paraphenylene-Diamine Poisoning In Three Districts Headquarter Hospitals Of Pakistan.

Background: Paraphenylene-diamine (PPD) poisoning is an emerging problem of developing African and South Asian countries. This study was done with the objective to determine the clinical lab diagnostic accuracy of serum creatinine phosphokinase in cases initially reporting facial oedema followed by renal failure and rhabdomyolysis due to paraphenylene-diamine (PPD) poisoning.

Methods: It was a cross-sectional study in which data was retrospectively collected at District Head Quarter (DHQ) Hospitals.