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- Title
Cartap poisoning: A rare case report.
- Authors
Kumar, A. S. Praveen; Amalnath, Deepak; Dutta, T. K.
- Abstract
Cartap is a pesticide commonly used to control weevil and caterpillars. It is an analogue of nereistoxin, a neurotoxic substance isolated from the marine annelid Lumbriconereis heteropoda. It causes neuromuscular blockade. Poisoning with cartap is very rare and not yet reported from India. We report a 35-year-old lady with cartap poisoning who presented with nausea, vomiting, and dyspnea. She improved with N-acetyl cysteine and symptomatic management.
- Subjects
POISONING; PESTICIDES; SYMPTOMS; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2011, Vol 15, Issue 4, p233
- ISSN
0972-5229
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0972-5229.92075