Amitraz poisoning: A case report of an unusual pesticide poisoning in Sri Lanka and literature review
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Amitraz poisoning--an unusual pesticide poisoning.
AIMS OF THE STUDY To report the clinical features, laboratory findings and the management instituted for the patients with acute Amitraz Poisoning. METHODS AND MATERIAL Three cases of acute Amitraz Intoxication were studied and compared with previous reports from the literature. RESULTS All the three female cases were brought to our hospital with age ranging from 2 years to 40 years, consum...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2050-6511
DOI: 10.1186/s40360-016-0114-5