Intravenous organophosphate injection: an unusual way of intoxication.

Guven M., Ünlühızarcı K., Goktas Z., Kurtoglu S.

Human & experimental toxicology, cilt.16, sa.5, ss.279-80, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/096032719701600509
  • Dergi Adı: Human & experimental toxicology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.279-80
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: intoxication, organophosphate, intravenous, ORGANO-PHOSPHATE, INSECTICIDES, CHOLINESTERASE
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Organophosphate insecticides strongly inhibit both true cholinesterase and pseudocholinesterase activities. In this report, we have reported a patient who injected himself a strong organophosphate compound, methamidophos, and showed the typical clinical picture of organophosphate intoxication. As far as we know, this is the first case of intoxication by intravenous (i.v.) injection. With the appropriate therapy, his symptoms disappeared in a few days.