title: Intravenous organophosphate injection: an unusual way of intoxication.
abstract: Organophosphate insecticides strongly inhibit both true cholinesterase and pseudocholinesterase activities. In this report, we have reported a patient who injected himself a strong organophosphate compound, methamidophos, and showed the typical clinical picture of organophosphate intoxication. As far as we know, this is the first case of intoxication by intravenous (i.v.) injection. With the appropriate therapy, his symptoms disappeared in a few days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Unit, Erciyes University, Faculty of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Güven
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Unlühizarci
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Göktaş
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kurtoğlu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D002801:Cholinesterase Reactivators / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds / Q000506:poisoning*; D011220:Pralidoxime Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes; D002800:Cholinesterase Inhibitors; D002801:Cholinesterase Reactivators; D007306:Insecticides; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D009946:Organothiophosphorus Compounds; D011220:Pralidoxime Compounds; D001285:Atropine; C014655:methamidophos; C028797:pralidoxime