RATIONALE: With the easy access, rodenticide poisoning has been a public health problem in many countries. Characteristics of central nervous system (CNS) lesions induced by rodenticides are scarcely reported. PATIENT CONCERNS: We presented a case of a 40-year-old man with seizure and consciousness disorder, coagulation dysfunction, and symmetric lesions in white matter and corpus callosum. DIAGNOSIS: He was diagnosed with rodenticide poisoning due to bromadiolone and fluoroacetamide. INTERVENTIONS: He was treated with vitamin K, hemoperfusion, acetamide, and calcium gluconate. OUTCOMES: His leukoencephalopathy was reversed rapidly with the improvement of clinical symptoms. LESSONS: This report presented the impact of rodenticide poisoning on CNS and the dynamic changes of brain lesions, and highlighted the importance of timely targeted treatments.
RATIONALE: With the easy access, rodenticide poisoning has been a public health problem in many countries. Characteristics of central nervous system (CNS) lesions induced by rodenticides are scarcely reported. PATIENT CONCERNS: We presented a case of a 40-year-old man with seizure and consciousness disorder, coagulation dysfunction, and symmetric lesions in white matter and corpus callosum. DIAGNOSIS: He was diagnosed with rodenticide poisoning due to bromadiolone and fluoroacetamide. INTERVENTIONS: He was treated with vitamin K, hemoperfusion, acetamide, and calcium gluconate. OUTCOMES: His leukoencephalopathy was reversed rapidly with the improvement of clinical symptoms. LESSONS: This report presented the impact of rodenticide poisoning on CNS and the dynamic changes of brain lesions, and highlighted the importance of timely targeted treatments.
Authors: Marianne Ingels; Chi Lai; Winnie Tai; Beth H Manning; Cyrus Rangan; Saralyn R Williams; Anthony S Manoguerra; Timothy Albertson; Richard F Clark Journal: Ann Emerg Med Date: 2002-07 Impact factor: 5.721