title: [Endrin poisoning].
abstract: We present the case of a fifteen months female patient, who accidentally ingested "Endrin Helios" (cyclodiene organochlorinated pesticide) surviving this event. Clinical manifestations were generalized seizures without neither neurologic or hepatic damage. A review is made about the mechanism of intoxication with the toxic and also about the publications dealing with endrin.
authors.affiliation: Depto. de Medicina Interna, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México, D.F.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carbajal-Rodríguez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oldak-Skvirsky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loredo-Abdalá
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reynes-Manzur
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perea-Martínez
mesh_terms: D004732:Endrin / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant
chemical_list: D004732:Endrin
vernacular_title: Intoxicación por endrín.