Attempted suicide with a pesticide mixture.
An attemped suicide with a pesticide mixture containing pentachlorophenol, benzene hexachloride, dieldrin, metaldehyde  phenoxyacetate esters, paraquat, diquat and petroleum distillates, is reported. The prognosis initially seemed hopeless, but the patient was treated successfully by intensive care with early respiratory assistance.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
D010575:Pesticides