Suicide by Pesticide (Phorate) Ingestion: Case Report and Review of Literature.
Toxics
; 10(5)2022 Apr 21.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35622619
ABSTRACT
It has been estimated that approximately one in seven of all global suicides is due to pesticide self-poisoning, mostly in rural areas of developing countries. Organophosphorus (OP) compounds are a group of pesticides exerting their toxicological effects through non-reversible inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Among these compounds, phorate (thimet) is one of the most dangerous compounds, the use of which is restricted in many countries. A case of intentional suicide after phorate ingestion in a 24-year-old Bengali male is described. This is the second case of suicidal ingestion of phorate reported in the forensic literature, and the first presenting complete toxicological findings.
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MEDLINE
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En
Journal:
Toxics
Year:
2022
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Article
Affiliation country:
Italy