Prallethrin poisoning: A diagnostic dilemma

Pyrethroid insecticides are very widely used in agriculture and household due to their high effectiveness and low toxicity in humans. Despite their extensive worldwide use, there are a few reports of human pyrethroid poisoning. The poisoning has a varied presentation and its symptoms overlap with th...

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Autores principales: Chandra, Alka, Dixit, Madhu B., Banavaliker, Jayant N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3590517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23494161
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.105820
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author Chandra, Alka
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description Pyrethroid insecticides are very widely used in agriculture and household due to their high effectiveness and low toxicity in humans. Despite their extensive worldwide use, there are a few reports of human pyrethroid poisoning. The poisoning has a varied presentation and its symptoms overlap with those of other compounds, which can lead to misdiagnosis. We present a case of poisoning with prallethrin, a pyrethroid compound, commonly available as All-Out.
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spelling pubmed-35905172013-03-14 Prallethrin poisoning: A diagnostic dilemma Chandra, Alka Dixit, Madhu B. Banavaliker, Jayant N. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol Case Report Pyrethroid insecticides are very widely used in agriculture and household due to their high effectiveness and low toxicity in humans. Despite their extensive worldwide use, there are a few reports of human pyrethroid poisoning. The poisoning has a varied presentation and its symptoms overlap with those of other compounds, which can lead to misdiagnosis. We present a case of poisoning with prallethrin, a pyrethroid compound, commonly available as All-Out. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013 /pmc/articles/PMC3590517/ /pubmed/23494161 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-9185.105820 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3590517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23494161
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