[A case of poisoning caused by intramuscular injection of esfenvalerate].

Abstract

Esfenvalerate is a kind of commonly used highly effective pyrethroid insecticide. It is common for people who are poisoned by contact or misuse, but rarely reported for people who are poisoned by intramuscular injection. This paper reports a case of intramuscular injection of esfenvalerate in the Department of Infection, West China Hospital of Sichuan University in November 2021. The patient was intramuscularly injected with about 20 ml of esfenvalerate, inducing the sense of swelling and tingling, degeneration and necrosis of striated muscle tissue at the injection site, also liver function damage and other manifestations. The patient was discharged from hospital after rehydration, accelerating poison metabolism, anti-infection, liver protection and local puncture.

• Authors: J Li, G M Tang, S Z Xiang, M Y Yang, L Yang
• Journal: Zhonghua lao dong wei sheng zhi ye bing za zhi = Zhonghua laodong weisheng zhiyebing zazhi = Chinese journal of industrial hygiene and occupational diseases (Zhonghua Lao Dong Wei Sheng Zhi Ye Bing Za Zhi) Vol. 41 Issue 3 Pg. 225-227 (Mar 20 2023) ISSN: 1001-9391 [Print] China
• PMID: 37006151 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• fenvalerate
• Insecticides
• Pyrethrins
• Nitriles

Topics

• Humans
• Insecticides
• Injections, Intramuscular
• Pyrethrins
• Nitriles (metabolism)