Chlormequat poisoning is not without risk: Examination of seven fatal cases

P Nisse; R Majchrzak; J Ph Kahn; P A Mielcarek; M Mathieu-Nolf

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2015.08.001

Chlormequat poisoning is not without risk: Examination of seven fatal cases

J Forensic Leg Med. 2015 Nov:36:1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2015.08.001. Epub 2015 Aug 13.

Authors

P Nisse¹, R Majchrzak², J Ph Kahn³, P A Mielcarek⁴, M Mathieu-Nolf⁵

Affiliations

¹ Poison Centre, Regional University Hospital, Lille, France. Electronic address: patrick.nisse@chru-lille.fr.
² Emergency and Intensive Care Department, Regional University Hospital, Lille, France.
³ Emergency and Intensive Care Department, Montreuil sur mer, France.
⁴ Medical Critical Care Department, Rang du Fliers, France.
⁵ Poison Centre, Regional University Hospital, Lille, France.

PMID: 26318380
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2015.08.001

Abstract

Chlormequat chloride is a plant growth regulator. Chlormequat poisoning clinically resembles anticholinesterase insecticide poisoning. The cholinergic symptoms result from direct action on nicotinic and muscarinic receptors and not from inhibition of the cholinesterase activity. This case series confirms the extreme gravity of chlomequat poisoning with a risk of death in the hour following ingestion.

Keywords: Chlormequat; Lethal; Poisoning; Suicide.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Occupational
Adolescent
Adult
Chlormequat / poisoning*
Forensic Toxicology
Heart Arrest / chemically induced
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Organ Failure / chemically induced
Plant Growth Regulators / poisoning*
Respiratory Insufficiency / chemically induced
Retrospective Studies
Suicide

Substances

Plant Growth Regulators
Chlormequat