Abamectin intoxication with coma and hypotension

Abamectin is a potent antihelmintic, insecticide, and miticide used to control pests of humans, veterinary animals, and crops. The toxic effects of abamectin are usually seen after oral ingestions. These are altered mental status, respiratory failure, and hypotension. We report a case of acute abame...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2007-01, Vol.45 (3), p.299-300
Hauptverfasser:	Soyuncu, Secgin, Oktay, Cem, Berk, Yeliz, Eken, Cenker
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Administration, Oral Adult Anthelmintics - poisoning Antidotes - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Blood Pressure - drug effects Blood Pressure - physiology Charcoal - therapeutic use Cognition Disorders - chemically induced Coma - chemically induced Coma - physiopathology Disorders of higher nervous function. Focal brain diseases. Central vestibular syndrome and deafness. Brain stem syndromes Drug intoxications. Doping Emergency Service, Hospital Female Humans Hypotension - chemically induced Hypotension - physiopathology Intensive Care Units Ivermectin - analogs & derivatives Ivermectin - poisoning Medical sciences Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals toxicology Pharmacology. Drug treatments Poisoning - diagnosis Poisoning - physiopathology Poisoning - therapy Toxicology Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Abamectin is a potent antihelmintic, insecticide, and miticide used to control pests of humans, veterinary animals, and crops. The toxic effects of abamectin are usually seen after oral ingestions. These are altered mental status, respiratory failure, and hypotension. We report a case of acute abamectin intoxication who presented with altered mental status to the emergency department after oral ingestion.
ISSN:	0731-3810 1556-3650 1097-9875 1556-9519
DOI:	10.1080/15563650601072225