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Organophosphate exposure, symptoms, and blood biomarker.

Viroj Wiwanitkit1.   

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Year:  2011        PMID: 21808502      PMCID: PMC3143518          DOI: 10.4103/0019-5278.82992

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Indian J Occup Environ Med        ISSN: 0973-2284


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Dear Sir, I read the recent publication on the symptoms of organophosphate exposure with a great interest.[1] Rastogi et al. concluded that “Among all the neurologic self-reported symptoms, headache, watering in eyes, and burning sensation in eye/face were the most important clinical manifestations attributed to organophosphate (OP) pesticide exposure.”[1] I agree that various symptoms can be seen in the studied subjects. However, there are some comments on this work. First, the validity and reliability of the tools for collection of the data in this work should be discussed. Since the symptoms are subjective, the difference among individual can be expected. Second, this paper does not directly reflect the clinical presentation relating to the exposure. Indeed, the biomarker monitoring is required for classification of the groups of the subjects depending on the exposure level. There is no doubt that the positive blood biomarker for organophosphate exposure can be detected among the subjects living in agricultural communities; however, this does not mean all subjects have unacceptable blood level.[2-3]
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1.  Report on blood cholinesterase among vegetable growers.

Authors:  Suphan Soogarun; Viroj Wiwanitkit; Jamsai Suwansaksri
Journal:  Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health       Date:  2003-09       Impact factor: 0.267

2.  Low level of serum cholinesterase among a sample of Thai agricultural workers.

Authors:  Suphan Sugaroon; Viroj Wiwanitkit; Jamsai Suwansaksri; Nirattana Pathompattama
Journal:  Trop Doct       Date:  2005-01       Impact factor: 0.731

3.  A study of neurologic symptoms on exposure to organophosphate pesticides in the children of agricultural workers.

Authors:  S K Rastogi; S Tripathi; D Ravishanker
Journal:  Indian J Occup Environ Med       Date:  2010-08
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