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Parenteral organophosphorus poisoning in a rural emergency department: a case report

BACKGROUND: Poisoning is a common presentation in the emergency department. Oral exposures to organophosphorus compounds are especially frequent in rural and agricultural regions of South Asia and throughout the developing world. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a case of deliberate self-harm with...

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Autores principales: Malla, Gyanendra, Basnet, Bibhusan, Vohra, Rais, Lohani, Shyam Prasad, Yadav, Ajay, Dhungana, Vivek
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4029564/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24321121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-0500-6-524
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Poisoning is a common presentation in the emergency department. Oral exposures to organophosphorus compounds are especially frequent in rural and agricultural regions of South Asia and throughout the developing world. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we report a case of deliberate self-harm with an organophosphorus pesticide via the relatively uncommon parenteral route. A young woman injected herself with chlorpyriphos. Although the cholinergic effects were mild, cellulitis and abscess development were noted as a result. CONCLUSION: Resource limited agricultural countries like Nepal present health care workers with numerous challenges in poisoning management. This case represents a rare but potentially morbid method of agrochemical poison exposure.