Abstract
1. A 63-year-old woman presented with drowsy consciousness and dyspnea, followed by respiratory failure, after taking a bottle of parathion for suicide. 2. Sinus tachycardia was noted initially by ECG and Q-T interval prolongation with pleomorphic ventricular tachyarrhythmia ('Torsade de pointes') occurred on the third day of admission. 3. Torsade de pointes was relieved by magnesium sulfate and atropine sulfate intravenously. Q-T interval returned to normal on the fifth day of admission. 4. Practicing physicians should be aware of this uncommon type of cardiac toxicity caused by organophosphate poisoning, Q-T interval prolongation and pleomorphic ventricular tachyarrhythmia.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 587-590 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Human and Experimental Toxicology |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1998 |
Keywords
- Organophosphate poisoning
- Q-T prolongation
- Torsade de pointes
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Toxicology
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis