Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology  2014;12(2):88-91

Fatal Brain Injury in Pyrethroid Poisoned Patient: Case Report.

Woo Jin JUNG 1 ; Yong Sung CHA ; Dong Keon LEE ; Hyun KIM

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Keywords

Poisoning; Pyrethroid; Brain injury

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Pyrethroids have been widely using insecticides. Although generally regarded as less toxic to mammals including humans, we report one fatal case of pyrethroid poisoning with severe brain injury.