Pyrimidifen intoxication - 26/08/11
Address for correspondence: Yaniv Almog, MD, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Soroka University Medical Center, PO Box 151, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 84101; 972-8-6400640, fax 972-8-6400166; E-mail almogya@bgumail.bgu.ac.il.
Abstract |
We present a case of lethal ingestion of pyrimidifen, a new insecticide with an unclear mode of action. The primary manifestations were coma and circulatory shock, leading to irreversible multiorgan failure. Pyrimidifen was detected in the patient's blood, urine, brain tissue, and gastric content samples. Minimal structural homology exists between pyrimidifen and organochlorines. Currently, no antidote is available, and therapy is primarily supportive. [Ann Emerg Med. 2003;42:289-291.]
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