Calypso's spell: accidental near‐fatal thiacloprid intoxication

Acute life‐threatening intoxications with insecticides are rare. We report a case of accidental near‐fatal thiacloprid intoxication with mass spectrometry‐based analytical confirmation. The initial clinical presentation resembled imminent brain death and/or severe postanoxic encephalopathy. Prolonge...

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Autores principales: Zuercher, Patrick, Gerber, Daniel, Schai, Nadia, Nebiker, Matthias, König, Stefan, Schefold, Joerg C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.1146
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Sumario:Acute life‐threatening intoxications with insecticides are rare. We report a case of accidental near‐fatal thiacloprid intoxication with mass spectrometry‐based analytical confirmation. The initial clinical presentation resembled imminent brain death and/or severe postanoxic encephalopathy. Prolonged supportive treatment resulted in full recovery underlining intoxication as an important differential diagnosis in unclear coma.

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