Near-Fatal Amitraz Intoxication: The Overlooked Pesticide
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Near-fatal amitraz intoxication: the overlooked pesticide.
Amitraz is commonly used in agricultural industries throughout the world as a farm-animal insecticide. Despite its widespread use, amitraz intoxication is extremely rare and mainly occurs through accidental ingestion by young children. Severe, life-threatening amitraz intoxication in adults is very rarely recognized and reported. Described herein is a previously healthy 54-year-old patient who ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Basic <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Clinical Pharmacology <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Toxicology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1742-7835,1742-7843
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2005.pto_97399.x