Curious fatal intentional poisoning case with organophosphate pesticide.
Rattachement africain : Tunisie. Niveau de preuve : code pays fourni par la source.
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BACKGROUND: A case of organophosphorus intoxication with rebounding symptoms is reported. CASE REPORT: Case report of a 24-year-old man who poisoned himself with organophosphorus pesticide and was hospitalized in a 22-bed adult medical surgical intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital. The patient had ingested organophosphorus pesticide after an argument and fight with his family and had presented typical clinical and biological manifestations of intoxication by this chemical. He was treated by mechanical ventilation, large fluid infusion, gastric lavage, as well as atropine and pralidoxime. After 48 hours of intensive care, the patient improved considerably, but shortly after this improvement, mental, hemodynamic, and respiratory status altered again. Gastric fibroscopy showed a small plastic bag containing powder in the stomach which was responsible for the rebounding symptoms of the intoxication. CONCLUSIONS: Gastric fibroscopy can be helpful in case of organophosphorus intoxication with persistent or rebounding symptoms.
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Hopital Universitaire Habib Bourguiba Tunisie (code pays fourni par la source)Établissement de santé
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CHU Habib Bourguiba Service de Réanimation Médicale Sfax, Tunisie (pays nommé en fin d’affiliation)Établissement de santé
Hopital Universitaire Habib Bourguiba (Tunisie) et Service de Réanimation Médicale — CHU Habib Bourguiba (Sfax, Tunisie). Pays d’affiliation : Tunisie.
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