Life-threatening organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy in a child after accidental chlorpyrifos ingestion

L A Aiuto; S G Pavlakis; R A Boxer

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83560-7

Life-threatening organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy in a child after accidental chlorpyrifos ingestion

J Pediatr. 1993 Apr;122(4):658-60. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83560-7.

Authors

L A Aiuto¹, S G Pavlakis, R A Boxer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, NY 11030.

PMID: 7681876
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83560-7

Abstract

Life-threatening organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy with transient bilateral vocal cord paralysis occurred in a 3-year-old child. Recovery was slow after prolonged ventilatory support. Patients who recover from serious organophosphate intoxications should be closely monitored for the development of organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Chlorpyrifos / poisoning*
Humans
Intubation, Intratracheal
Male
Nervous System Diseases / chemically induced*
Poisoning / therapy
Time Factors
Vocal Cord Paralysis / chemically induced*

Substances

Chlorpyrifos