Massachusetts Medical Society
- 15 May 1958
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 258 (20) , 1018-1019
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm195805152582017
Abstract
TOXIC HAZARDS*Malathion Poisoning†Malathion is considered one of the least hazardous of the highly toxic organic phosphorus insecticides, and is widely available for domestic and home-garden use. However, like the other members of this group (parathion, tetraethylpyrophosphate and so forth), it is an irreversible inhibitor of tissue cholinesterase activity and may produce severe and potentially fatal poisoning, as is demonstrated by the following case report.A 27-month-old boy was seen at the Exeter Clinic in coma 15 minutes after he was found with a soft-drink bottle that had been used for measuring 50 per cent malathion emulsion as a . . .Keywords
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