Accidental dermal and inhalation exposure with fipronil - A case report

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 189-190

  Chodorowski, Zygmunt ^a   Anand, Jacek Sein ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Broad spectrum insecticide; Dermal exposure; Fipronil; Inhalation exposure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRUG CHOICE; EXPOSURE; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SKIN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTIGO;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PYRAZOLES; SKIN ABSORPTION;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 2942621866     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-120030948     Document Type: Article

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