Pretilachlor poisoning: A rare case of a herbicide masquerading as organophosphate toxicity.

Olita Shilpakar Bipin Karki Bibek Rajbhandari

Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)

Acute oral intoxication of pretilachlor, a chloroacetanilide herbicide, in humans can present with similar clinical manifestations of organophosphate toxicity. Clinicians should be aware of such mimickers for proper management of the patient.

Keyphrases

rare case
oxidative stress
liver failure
case report
respiratory failure
palliative care
aortic dissection
hepatitis b virus
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome