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Accidental organophosphate poisoning: two case reports

Palam VSP 1 , Abidin Z 2 , Ong G 3 , Loh TJ 4 , Delilkan AE 5

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  • 1 Vikneswari S. Param Palam, MBBS. Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Zainal Abidin, MRCP. Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Gracie Ong, FFARACS. Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 T. J. Loh, MRCP. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 5 A. E. Delilkan, FFARACS. Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Med J Malaysia, 1984 Mar;39(1):85-7.
PMID: 6513847

Abstract

Accidental organophosphate poisoning may occur in persons coming in close contact with animals being treated toitb organophosphate pesticides. The poisoning may manifest itself as a severe systemic disorder, but can be diagnosed by an alert physician and confirmed by specific tests of reduced cholinesterase activity in the blood, plasma and red blood cells. Treatment is with intravenous atropine. Supportive measures may be necessary.

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