Delayed Polyneuropathy Induced by Organophosphate Poisoning

Delayed Polyneuropathy Induced by Organophosphate Poisoning

An 89-year-old man attempted suicide by ingesting a pesticide (trichlorfon). After surviving the initial critical period in the intensive care unit, he developed rapidly progressive distal weakness and sensory disturbance. Electrophysiological examinations revealed sensory motor axonal polyneuropath...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal Medicine 2017/07/15, Vol.56(14), pp.1903-1905
Hauptverfasser: Kobayashi, Shunsuke, Okubo, Reiko, Ugawa, Yoshikazu
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Aged, 80 and over
Case Report
cholinergic syndrome
Critical period
Humans
insecticide
Internal medicine
Male
Nerve conduction
nerve conduction study
neuropathy
neurotoxicology
Organophosphate Poisoning - physiopathology
Organophosphates
Organophosphorus pesticides
Poisoning
Polyneuropathies - chemically induced
Polyneuropathies - physiopathology
Polyneuropathy
Suicide
Suicide, Attempted
Trichlorfon - toxicity
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Zusammenfassung:An 89-year-old man attempted suicide by ingesting a pesticide (trichlorfon). After surviving the initial critical period in the intensive care unit, he developed rapidly progressive distal weakness and sensory disturbance. Electrophysiological examinations revealed sensory motor axonal polyneuropathy. Delayed polyneuropathy is a rare manifestation of organophosphate poisoning. Nerve conduction studies play an important role in the diagnosis of this rare clinical condition.
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7921