FATALITY ASSOCIATED WITH INHALATION OF A PYRETHRIN SHAMPOO

Authors
WAX PM HOFFMAN RS
Citation
Pm. Wax et Rs. Hoffman, FATALITY ASSOCIATED WITH INHALATION OF A PYRETHRIN SHAMPOO, Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology, 32(4), 1994, pp. 457-460
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology
Journal title
Journal of toxicology. Clinical toxicology → ACNP
ISSN journal
07313810
Volume
32
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
457 - 460
Database
ISI
SICI code
0731-3810(1994)32:4<457:FAWIOA>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
A fatality associated with the inhalational exposure to a pyrethrin in secticide is described. Death was attributed to sudden irreversible br onchospasm. While less severe allergic reactions have been reported, t his is the first death associated with pyrethrin inhalation.