Indoxacarb Poisoning Presenting as Methemoglobinemia and Seizure.

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  • J Shashibhushan
  • Vishwanatha Huggi
  • N Sunil Kumar
  • Malappa Poojari
  • Rakesh Bobba
چکیده

We are reporting a case of poisoning with a non-organophosphate pesticide (indoxacarb) resulting in methemoglobinemia and seizures, and successfully treated with ventilator care and intravenous ascorbic acid. Since there are limited data concerning the human toxicity of indoxacarb, physicians in emergency rooms should be aware of this rare poison and also its clinical presentations.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India

دوره 63 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015