Acute abamectin toxicity: a case report
AbstractAbamectin is a potentially fatal agricultural pesticide and antihelmenthic agent. Reports of human toxicity are rare. Here we describe a case of acute poisoning with an abamectin in an adult woman who presented with severe nausea, vomiting, altered consciousness, ptosis, mydriasis, and confu...
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| author | Selladurai Pirasath Balasubramaniam Nageswaran Rankiri Pathirannahalage Vasana Karunasena Mathyasekeran Gevakaran |
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| description | AbstractAbamectin is a potentially fatal agricultural pesticide and antihelmenthic agent. Reports of human toxicity are rare. Here we describe a case of acute poisoning with an abamectin in an adult woman who presented with severe nausea, vomiting, altered consciousness, ptosis, mydriasis, and confusion. She recovered completely recovery with supportive care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f288a655d6c54c57aaffc42a73c9f5862024-02-22T09:16:09ZengTaylor & Francis GroupToxicology Communications2473-43062021-11-0151666810.1080/24734306.2021.1881233Acute abamectin toxicity: a case reportSelladurai Pirasath0Balasubramaniam Nageswaran1Rankiri Pathirannahalage Vasana Karunasena2Mathyasekeran Gevakaran3District General Hospital, Kilinochchi, Sri LankaDistrict General Hospital, Kilinochchi, Sri LankaDistrict General Hospital, Kilinochchi, Sri LankaDistrict General Hospital, Kilinochchi, Sri LankaAbstractAbamectin is a potentially fatal agricultural pesticide and antihelmenthic agent. Reports of human toxicity are rare. Here we describe a case of acute poisoning with an abamectin in an adult woman who presented with severe nausea, vomiting, altered consciousness, ptosis, mydriasis, and confusion. She recovered completely recovery with supportive care.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24734306.2021.1881233abamectinavermectinpesticidepoisoningcase report |
| spellingShingle | Selladurai Pirasath Balasubramaniam Nageswaran Rankiri Pathirannahalage Vasana Karunasena Mathyasekeran Gevakaran Acute abamectin toxicity: a case report Toxicology Communications abamectin avermectin pesticide poisoning case report |
| title | Acute abamectin toxicity: a case report |
| title_full | Acute abamectin toxicity: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Acute abamectin toxicity: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute abamectin toxicity: a case report |
| title_short | Acute abamectin toxicity: a case report |
| title_sort | acute abamectin toxicity a case report |
| topic | abamectin avermectin pesticide poisoning case report |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/24734306.2021.1881233 |
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