Polyneuropathy induced by m-tolyl methyl carbamate intoxication.
A 55-year-old woman who attempted suicide by ingesting 200 ml of m-tolyl methyl carbamate (MTMC) is reported. She was comatose for 3 days and, upon recovery, had notable paraesthesia in her lower limbs and difficulty in walking. Neurological examination revealed sensorimotor polyneuropathy. Sural nerve biopsy revealed marked axonal degeneration with a moderate decrease of myelinated fibres.
Umehara
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Third Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagoshima University, Japan.
Izumo
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Arimura
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Osame
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D002219:Carbamates / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000473:pathology
D002219:Carbamates; D007306:Insecticides; C008484:metacrate