@article{ref1,
title="Suicide by pesticide (phorate) ingestion: case report and review of literature",
journal="Toxics (Basel)",
year="2022",
author="Simonelli, Angela and Carfora, Anna and Basilicata, Pascale and Liguori, Bruno and Mascolo, Pasquale and Policino, Fabio and Niola, Massimo and Campobasso, Carlo Pietro",
volume="10",
number="5",
pages="e205-e205",
abstract="It has been estimated that approximately one in seven of all global suicides is due to pesticide self-poisoning, mostly in rural areas of developing countries. Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are a group of pesticides exerting their toxicological effects through non-reversible inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Among these compounds, phorate (thimet) is one of the most dangerous compounds, the use of which is restricted in many countries. A case of intentional suicide after phorate ingestion in a 24-year-old Bengali male is described. This is the second case of suicidal ingestion of phorate reported in the forensic literature, and the first presenting complete toxicological findings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2305-6304",
doi="10.3390/toxics10050205",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics10050205"
}