Acute pesticide ingestion managed with Yohimbine as a rescue

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Acute pesticide ingestion managed with Yohimbine as a rescue therapy

May 27, 2017247 views

Amitraz is used as a pesticide in agricultural and veterinary medicine. It is primarily a central ?2 adrenergic agonist and known to cause central nervous system (CNS) depression, convulsions, respiratory depression, and bradycardia on severe intoxication. We report a case of a 3-year-old child who presented with accidental ingestion of amitraz solution with signs of severe poisoning....

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