INTRAVENOUS ORGANOPHOSPHATE INJECTION - AN UNUSUAL WAY OF INTOXICATION

Authors
GUVEN M UNLUHIZARCI K GOKTAS Z KURTOGLU S
Citation
M. Guven et al., INTRAVENOUS ORGANOPHOSPHATE INJECTION - AN UNUSUAL WAY OF INTOXICATION, Human & experimental toxicology, 16(5), 1997, pp. 279-280
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology
Journal title
Human & experimental toxicology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09603271
Volume
16
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
279 - 280
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-3271(1997)16:5<279:IOI-AU>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
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, met hamidophos, and showed the typical clinical picture of organophosphate intoxication. As far as we know, this is the first case of intoxicati on by intravenous (i.v.) injection. With the appropriate therapy, his symptoms disappeared in a few days.