title: Life-threatening organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy in a child after accidental chlorpyrifos ingestion.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, NY 11030.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Aiuto
authors.forename: S G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Pavlakis
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Boxer
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D004390:Chlorpyrifos