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- Case report does not report sufficient data to support a diagnosis of fatal organophosphorus poisoniPublished on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016
- Published on: 13 April 2016Case report does not report sufficient data to support a diagnosis of fatal organophosphorus poisoniShow More
Dear Editor,
We note the report of an unusual organophosphorus (OP) pesticide poisoning published in your journal [1]. However, from the data presented, we are not convinced that the patient’s death can be attributed to OP poisoning. Furthermore, we do not believe that this report can be used to expand the spectrum of syndromes seen following OP poisoning.
There was no history of ingestion of an OP. In a...
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None declared. - Published on: 13 April 2016Triphasic effects of organophosphate poisoning, Is it an over simplification?Show More
Dear Editor
We read with interest the letter by Teke et al,[1] which described a case of organophosphate (OP) poisoning with atypical features and also the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings. The number of acute pesticide poisoning is estimated at three million a year world wide, resulting in over 200,000 deaths.[2,3] In a survey of deaths due to acute poisoning in the District of Kandy , Sri Lanka f...
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