Citation

Kobayashi S, Okubo R, Ugawa Y. Intern. Med. 2017; 56(14): 1903-1905.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Fukushima Medical University, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine)

DOI

10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7921

PMID

28717090

Abstract

An 89-year-old man attempted suicide by ingesting a pesticide (trichlorfon). After surviving the initial critical period in the intensive care unit, he developed rapidly progressive distal weakness and sensory disturbance. Electrophysiological examinations revealed sensory motor axonal polyneuropathy. Delayed polyneuropathy is a rare manifestation of organophosphate poisoning. Nerve conduction studies play an important role in the diagnosis of this rare clinical condition.

Language: en

Keywords

cholinergic syndrome; insecticide; nerve conduction study; neuropathy; neurotoxicology; poisoning