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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
A case report of an urban family who experienced excessive exposure to organophosphate and carbamate pesticides is presented. All three family members developed symptoms that were compatible with cholinesterase inhibition: headache, lightheadedness, wheezing, shortness of breath, nausea, and fatigue. Serial measurement of red blood cell and serum cholinesterases soon after exposure and during subsequent months confirmed the diagnosis of pesticide poisoning. This report demonstrates that the misapplication of pesticides commonly used in residences in urban areas can cause acute pesticide poisoning and demonstrates the usefulness of repeated measurements of cholinesterase during the post-exposure period in establishing the correct diagnosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0731-3810
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
295-303
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Poisoning of an urban family due to misapplication of household organophosphate and carbamate pesticides.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Community Medicine, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article