Amitraz poisoning: an unusual cause of respiratory and peripheral circulatory failure.
We report a case of respiratory failure with unconsciousness in an adult occurring within 1 h of ingestion of a pesticide, amitraz, along with alcohol with a suicidal intent. Although commonly available and potentially fatal, this compound is not usually used as a suicidal agent.
1 Junior Residents, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRH University Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Ishwar
I
Agrawal
2 Professor, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRH University Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Sohaib
S
Ahmad
1 Junior Residents, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRH University Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Manoj
M
Kumar
3 Assistant Professor, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, SRH University Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Mohamad
M
Akram
D000328:Adult; D001775:Blood Circulation; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D010574:Pesticide Synergists / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014052:Toluidines / Q000506:poisoning*
D007306:Insecticides; D010574:Pesticide Synergists; D014052:Toluidines; C014983:amitraz
Amitraz; pesticide; poisoning; respiratory failure; unconsciousness