| Literature DB >> 30837437 |
H Akelma1, E T Kilic2, F Salik3, E A Bicak1, A Yektas1.
Abstract
Synthetic pyrethroid cypermethrin is commonly used in agriculture, veterinary, and household insects management. It has been found to be a newer insectiside poisoning reported in Turkey. Acute severe poisoning of cypermethrin is a rare event. Here we report a case of a 25-year-old woman presented with features of cypermethrin poisoning in intensive care unit. Management of acute rare poisoning is discussed in this case with literature review.Entities:
Keywords: Cypermetrin; intensive care unit; poisoning; pyrethroids
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30837437 DOI: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_241_18
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Niger J Clin Pract Impact factor: 0.968