TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Suicide by pesticide (phorate) ingestion: case report and review of literature
JO  - Toxics (Basel)
A1  - Simonelli, Angela
A1  - Carfora, Anna
A1  - Basilicata, Pascale
A1  - Liguori, Bruno
A1  - Mascolo, Pasquale
A1  - Policino, Fabio
A1  - Niola, Massimo
A1  - Campobasso, Carlo Pietro
SP  - e205
EP  - e205
VL  - 10
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2305-6304
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics10050205
ID  - ref1
ER  -