• J Family Med Prim Care · Jul 2017

    Case Reports

    Neurological effects of an unusual insecticide poison: Amitraz.

    • Sudhakar Basetty, Ajay Kumar Mishra, and Sowmya Sathyendra.
    • Department of Family Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
    • J Family Med Prim Care. 2017 Jul 1; 6 (3): 686-687.

    AbstractAmitraz is a triazapentadiene compound belonging to amidine family. As an insecticide and acaricide, it has been used to control red spider mites, scale insects, aphids, leaf worms, whitefly, bollworms, and pear psylla on Oregon pear crops. Poisoning is secondary to accidental or suicidal inhalation and ingestion of the compound. The toxicity profile is mostly in the form of alteration of the nervous system resulting in various clinical manifestations. We describe a case report of amitraz poisoning presenting with coma.

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