Acute cypermethrin and other pyrethroid poisoning – An organophosphate-like poisoning: A case report and review

Background: South Africa is one of the largest importers of pesticides in Africa. Pesticides play an integral role in food security and ensuring economic survival. Cypermethrin is a type II pyrethroid and is commonly and widely used as an insecticide. Poisoning arises from exposure through inhalatio...

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Main Authors: Leon Daniel Scheepers, Robert Freercks, Elizabeth van der Merwe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Toxicology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214750023000793