Life-threatening organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy in a child after accidental chlorpyrifos ingestion.
Life-threatening organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy with transient bilateral vocal cord paralysis occurred in a 3-year-old child. Recovery was slow after prolonged ventilatory support. Patients who recover from serious organophosphate intoxications should be closely monitored for the development of organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy.
Aiuto
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Department of Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, NY 11030.
Pavlakis
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Boxer
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004390:Chlorpyrifos / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000139:chemically induced*
D004390:Chlorpyrifos