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SUBMITTER: Zuercher P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5628228 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Clinical case reports 20170905 10
Acute life-threatening intoxications with insecticides are rare. We report a case of accidental near-fatal thiacloprid intoxication with mass spectrometry-based analytical confirmation. The initial clinical presentation resembled imminent brain death and/or severe postanoxic encephalopathy. Prolonged supportive treatment resulted in full recovery underlining intoxication as an important differential diagnosis in unclear coma. ...[more]