Bilateral loculated pleural effusion as a manifestation of acute parenteral organophosphate intoxication: A case report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 630-634

  Moin Azad Tehrani, Maryam Sadat ^a   Soltaninejad, Kambiz ^b   Yazdani, Shahin ^a   Nelson, Lewis S ^c   Shadnia, Shahin ^d  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b LEGAL MEDICINE RESEARCH CENTER   (Iran)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

injection; malathion; organophosphate; pesticide; pleural effusion; poisoning; suicide

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; DIAZEPAM; MALATHION; PRALIDOXIME;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THORAX PAIN; THORAX WALL; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 83655183172     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2010.11.028     Document Type: Article

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